의부

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 義父 (“person formally acknowledged as one's father”).

    Pronunciation

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

    Noun

    의부 • (uibu) (hanja 義父)

    1. stepfather, foster father, adoptive father, sworn father
      Synonyms: 의붓아버지 (uibusabeoji, “stepfather”), 양아버지 (yang'abeoji, “adoptive father”)
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