핫아비

Korean

Etymology

From 핫- (hat-, “two halves of one whole”, prefix) +‎ 아비 (abi, “father; metaphorically denoting the male half”). The word carries the folk meaning of “completed man” or “a man that is now whole”.

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?hadabi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?has'abi
McCune–Reischauer?hadabi
Yale Romanization?has.api

Noun

핫아비 • (hasabi)

  1. husband (married man)
    Synonyms: 남편(男便) (nampyeon), 유부남(有婦男) (yubunam)
    Antonym: 핫어미 (haseomi)
    Antonym: 아내 (anae)
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