한아비

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Yongbi eocheon'ga (龍飛御天歌 / 용비어천가), 1447, as Middle Korean 하〮나비〮. Also attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 한〮아비〮.

Likely a doublet of 할아비 (harabi).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ha̠na̠bi]
• Phonetic hangul: [하나비]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	hanabi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	han'abi
McCune–Reischauer?	hanabi
Yale Romanization?	han.api

Noun

한아비 • (hanabi)

1. (North Korea or obsolete) grandfather

Related terms

• 아비 (abi, “father”)

Middle Korean

Etymology

From 하〮- (há-, “to be big”) +‎ -ㄴ (-n, realis adnominal suffix) +‎ 아비〮 (àpí, “father”).

하〮다〮 (hátá) belongs to tone class H!, meaning that its realis adnominal form is generally expected to be 한 (han, “hàn”), not 한〮 (hán). However, this high tone is consistent with some other compounds, see e.g. 한〮숨〯 (hánswǔm, “sigh (lit. big breath)”).

Pronunciation

• (Morphophonemic) IPA^(key): ⫽hánàpí⫽

Noun

한〮아비〮 (hánàpí)

1. grandfather

   Synonym: 한〮아바〮님〯 (hánàpánǐm)

Alternative forms

• 하〮나비〮 (hánàpí)

Descendants

• Jeju: ⇒ 하르비 (hareubi), >? 하르방 (hareubang)
• Korean: 한아비 (hanabi), ⇒ 할아비 (harabi), >? 할아버지 (harabeoji)