공븨

Jeju

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 工夫, from 工 (“labour, work”) + 夫 (“man”). Cognate with Korean 공부 (gongbu).

    Pronunciation

    • (Morphophonemic) IPA(key): ⫽koŋpɰi⫽
    • (Jeju City) IPA(key): [koŋbi]
    • Phonetic hangul: [공비]
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?gongbui
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?gongbui
    Yale Romanization?kwongpuy

    Noun

    공븨 (gongbui)

    1. study, learning
      • 2017, 양창용 [yangchang'yong, Yang Changyong], 윌리암 오그레디 [william ogeuredi, William O'Grady], 양세종 [yangsejong, Yang Sejung], 제주어 1 [jejueo 1, Jeju 1], 퍼플 [peopeul], →ISBN, page 90:
        시엄 공븨
        sieom gongbui
        Studying for an exam
      • 2020, Changyong Yang, Sejung Yang, William O'Grady, Jejueo : the language of Korea’s Jeju Island, Honolulu, USA: University of Hawai‘i Press, →DOI, →ISBN, →JSTOR, page 51:
        공븬 느냥으로 헤산다.
        Gongbui-n neu-nyang'euro he-sanda.
        You must study by yourself (of your accord).

    Alternative forms

    • 공비 (gongbi)

    Derived terms

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