선배

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 先輩, from 先 (“prior”) + 輩 (“group”). Doublet of 센빠이 (senppai).

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [sʰʌ̹nbɛ] ~ [sʰʌ̹nbe̞]
    • Phonetic hangul: [선배/선베]
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?seonbae
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?seonbae
    McCune–Reischauer?sŏnbae
    Yale Romanization?senpay

    Noun

    선배 • (seonbae) (hanja 先輩)

    1. a senior or elder in an organization
    2. an upperclassman

    Antonyms

    Descendants

    • → English: sunbae, seonbae
    • → Japanese: ソンベ (sonbe)
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