어버이

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Korean

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Etymology

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First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 어버ᅀᅵ〮 (Yale: èpèzí), originally from *업 (Yale: *èp, “father”) + 어ᅀᅵ〮 (Yale: èzí, “mother”) but no longer perceivable as such.

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?eobeoi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?eobeoi
McCune–Reischauer?ŏbŏi
Yale Romanization?epei

Noun

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어버이 (eobeoi)

  1. (now literary) parent, parents
    Synonym: (more common) 부모(父母) (bumo)
    어버이eobeoinalParents' Day
  2. A title of the Supreme Leader of North Korea.