아버지

Korean

Etymology

Of native Korean origin.

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Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [a̠bʌ̹d͡ʑi]
    • (file)
  • Phonetic hangul: [아버지]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?abeoji
Revised Romanization (translit.)?abeoji
McCune–Reischauer?abŏji
Yale Romanization?apeci

South Gyeongsang (Busan) pitch accent: 아버지의 / 아버지에 / 아버지까지

Syllables in red take high pitch. This word always takes high pitch on the second syllable, and lowers the pitch of subsequent suffixes.

Noun

아버지 • (abeoji)

  1. father (parent)
    • 1928. Lady Chatterley's Lover/Chapter 15
    아버지가 이번 주에 런던으로 오실거야. 6월 17일 다음 주 목요일에 널 데리러 가야할 것 같아.
    Abeoji-ga ibeon ju-e Reondeon-euro osilgeoya. 6wol 17il da'eum ju mogyoir-e neol derireo gayahal geot gata.
    Father is going to London this week, and I shall call for you on Thursday week, June 17th.

Synonyms
  • 아빠 (appa, “pa, papa, dad, daddy”)
  • 아범 (abeom, “dad, husband”) (humble speech)
  • 아비 (abi, “dad, husband”) (humble speech)
  • 애비 (aebi) (humble speech)
  • (honorific) 아버님 (abeonim)

Antonyms
  • 어머니 (eomeoni, “mother”)
  • 엄마 (eomma, “ma, mum”)
  • 어멈 (eomeom, “mom, wife”) (humble speech)
  • 어미 (eomi, “mom, wife”)
  • 애미 (aemi) (humble speech)

Derived terms
  • 양아버지 (yang'abeoji, “adoptive father”)
  • 의붓아버지 (uibusabeoji, “stepfather”)
  • 작은아버지 (jageunabeoji, “uncle, father's younger brother”)
  • 큰아버지 (keunabeoji, “uncle, father's elder brother”)
  • 할아버지 (harabeoji, “grandfather”)
  • 증조할아버지 (jeungjoharabeoji, “great grandfather”)

Descendants
  • → Japanese: アボジ (aboji)
  • → Mandarin: 阿爸基, 阿爸吉

Further reading
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