갑산아바이

Korean

Etymology

From 갑산 (gapsan) + 아바이 (abai). The first element presumably refers to Kapsan County.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ka̠ps͈a̠na̠ba̠i]
• Phonetic hangul: [갑싸나바이]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gapsanabai
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gabsan'abai
McCune–Reischauer?	kapsanabai
Yale Romanization?	kap.san.apai

Noun

갑산아바이 • (gapsanabai)

1. (Hamgyong, presumably humorous) country bumpkin

   Synonyms: 촌놈 (chonnom), 촌사람 (chonsaram)

References

• 《우리말샘》 [1]