바위

Korean

Etymology

From Middle Korean 바회〮 (pàhwóy), from Old Korean 岩乎 (*PAKwo), attested in the eighth century.

In the Hangul script, first attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 바회〮 (Yale: pàhwóy). Compare also Jeju 바위 (bawi) and Southeastern Korean 바구 (bagu), 방구 (banggu), and 바우 (bau).

Pronunciation
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?bawi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?bawi
McCune–Reischauer?pawi
Yale Romanization?pawi

Noun

바위 • (bawi)

  1. rock; boulder
    Synonym: 암석(巖石) (amseok)
    큰 바위 얼굴 ― keun bawi eolgul ― The Great Stone Face
    지질학에서는 바위와 암석은 따로 분류된다.
    jijilhag-eseo-neun bawi-wa amseog-eun ttaro bullyu-doenda.
    In geology, boulder and rock are classified differently.

Derived terms
  • 가위바위보 (gawibawibo, “rock paper scissors”)
  • 너럭바위 (neoreokbawi, “flat rock”)
  • 바위담비 (bawidambi, “beech marten”)
  • 바위산 (bawisan, “rocky mountain”)
  • 바위타기 (bawitagi, “rock-climbing”)
  • 바위틈 (bawiteum, “crack between rocks”)
  • 흔들바위 (heundeulbawi, “logan (rocking stone)”)

See also
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