비단

Korean

Etymology 1

From Middle Korean 비〯단〮 (pǐtán), from Early Mandarin 匹緞 / 匹缎 (“bolt of satin”). Displaced indigenous term 깁〯 (Yale: kǐp).

Modern Korean dictionaries give the hanja 緋緞 for this term, but this is an ateji spelling.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈpi(ː)da̠n]
• Phonetic hangul: [비(ː)단]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	bidan
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	bidan
McCune–Reischauer?	pidan
Yale Romanization?	pītan

• South Gyeongsang (Busan) pitch accent: 비단의 / 비단에 / 비단까지

  Syllables in red take high pitch. This word always takes high pitch only on the second syllable, and also heightens the subsequent suffixed syllable.

Noun

비단 • (bidan) (hanja 緋緞)

1. silk (fiber)

Derived terms

• 비단 주머니 (bidan jumeoni)
• 비단결 (bidan'gyeol)
• 비단길 (bidan'gil)
• 비단뱀 (bidanbaem)
• 비단벌레 (bidanbeolle)
• 비단보 (bidanbo)
• 비단실 (bidansil)
• 비단옷 (bidanot)
• 비단조개 (bidanjogae)

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 非但, from 非 (“not be”) + 但 (“only”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [pida̠n]
• Phonetic hangul: [비단]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	bidan
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	bidan
McCune–Reischauer?	pidan
Yale Romanization?	pitan

Adverb

비단 • (bidan) (hanja 非但)

1. (formal) not only

References

• Lee, Ki-Moon, Ramsey, S. Robert (2011) A History of the Korean Language, Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 285