주비

Korean

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕubi]
• Phonetic hangul: [주비]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	jubi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	jubi
McCune–Reischauer?	chubi
Yale Romanization?	cwupi

Etymology 1

Short from 주비기장. First attested in Geumyangjamnok (금양잡록/衿陽雜綠) as 주비기자ᇰ, probably referencing to the multitude of grains.

Noun

주비 • (jubi)

1. a sort of proso millet

Etymology 2

First attested in the Worin seokbo (月印釋譜 / 월인석보), 1459, as Middle Korean 주비. Probably a relative to Common Turkic *čabïĺ or Japanese つわもの thus firstly having a sense of "host", "army", later shifting its meaning into "crowd".

Noun

주비 • (jubi)

1. (archaic) Synonym of 무리 (muri, “group, crowd”).

See also

• 무리 (muri)