지아비

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Iryun haengsildo (二倫行實圖 / 이륜행실도), 1518 (Oksan Seowon ed.), as Middle Korean 짓아비 (Yale: cisapi), originally equivalent to 집 (Yale: cìp, “house”) + ㅅ (Yale: -s-, “genitive morpheme”) + 아비〮 (Yale: àpí, “father”): "father of the house" > "pater familias, husband".

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕia̠bi]
• Phonetic hangul: [지아비]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	jiabi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	jiabi
McCune–Reischauer?	chiabi
Yale Romanization?	ciapi

Noun

지아비 • (jiabi)

1. (dated) husband

   Synonym: 남편(男便) (nampyeon)