선비

Korean

Etymology 1

First attested in the Jīlín lèishì (鷄林類事 / 계림유사), 1103, as Late Old Korean 進 (Yale: syen). An early form of the syllable -pi was either omitted or not yet present.

In the hangul script, first attested in the Yongbi eocheon'ga (龍飛御天歌 / 용비어천가), 1447, as Middle Korean 션ᄇᆡ (Yale: syenpoy).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?seonbi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?seonbi
McCune–Reischauer?sŏnbi
Yale Romanization?senpi

Noun

선비 • (seonbi)

  1. (historical) classical scholar

Etymology 2

    Sino-Korean word from 鮮卑.

    Pronunciation

    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?Seonbi
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?Seonbi
    McCune–Reischauer?Sŏnbi
    Yale Romanization?senpi

    Proper noun

    선비 • (Seonbi) (hanja 鮮卑)

    1. (historical) Xianbei

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