싸울아비

Korean

Etymology

From 싸우 (ssau) (stem of 싸우다 (ssauda, “to fight”) + -ㄹ (-l) (an ending making verbs into attributive form) + 아비 (abi, “father”) (used as an alternative term of 사내 (sanae, “a man”) to create a classical image). Coined in 1962 as a translation of Sino-Korean synonym 무사 (武士, musa).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [s͈a̠uɾa̠bi]
• Phonetic hangul: [싸우라비]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	ssaurabi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	ssaul'abi
McCune–Reischauer?	ssaurabi
Yale Romanization?	ssawul.api

Noun

싸울아비 • (ssaurabi)

1. (neologism, rare) a male warrior

Synonyms

• 무부 (武夫, mubu)
• 무사 (武士, musa)
• 전사 (戰士, jeonsa)
• 투사 (鬪士, tusa)

Antonyms

• 싸울어미 (ssaureomi, “woman warrior”) (assumed)
• 아마존 (amajon, “Amazon”)
• 여전사 (女戰士, yeojeonsa, “woman warrior”)

Related terms

• 사오다 (saoda, “to be ferocious”) (obsolete)
• 싸우다 (ssauda, “to fight”)
• 싸움 (ssaum, “a fight”)
• 아비 (abi, “man”)
• 어미 (eomi, “woman”)