과부

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 寡婦

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈkwa̠(ː)bu]
    • Phonetic hangul: [과(ː)부]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?gwabu
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?gwabu
    McCune–Reischauer?kwabu
    Yale Romanization?kwāpu

    Noun

    과부 • (gwabu) (hanja 寡婦)

    1. widow

    Synonyms

    Derived terms

    • 생과부 (生寡婦, saenggwabu, “grass widow)”)
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