부하

Korean

Etymology 1

    Sino-Korean word from 部下.

    Pronunciation

    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?buha
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?buha
    McCune–Reischauer?puha
    Yale Romanization?puha

    Noun

    부하 • (buha) (hanja 部下)

    1. subordinate

    Etymology 2

      Sino-Korean word from 負荷.

      Pronunciation

      • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈpu(ː)ɦa̠]
      • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
        • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
      Romanizations
      Revised Romanization?buha
      Revised Romanization (translit.)?buha
      McCune–Reischauer?puha
      Yale Romanization?pūha

      Noun

      부하 • (buha) (hanja 負荷)

      1. (formal) a load; a physical burden
      2. (formal) the state of bearing a load
      3. (engineering) electrical load; a component that draws current or power from an electrical circuit
      Synonyms
      • (jim, load)

      Middle Korean

      Noun

      부〮하 (pwúhà)

      1. lung
        • 1459, 月印釋譜 / 월인석보 [Worin seokbo], page 4:7b:
          [] 부〮하와〮 코ᇰᄑᆞᆺ〮기라〮
          pwúhà-Gwá khwòngphósk-ìlá
          [The five internal organs] are [] , the lung, and the kidney.

      Descendants

      • Korean: 부아 (bua)