제비

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Hunminjeong'eum haerye (訓民正音解例 / 훈민정음해례), 1446, as Middle Korean 져〯비 (Yale: cyěpì).

Compare also Evenki чипича (çipiça, small bird) and Manchu ᠴᡳᠪᡳᠨ (cibin, swallow).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈt͡ɕe̞(ː)bi]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jebi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jebi
McCune–Reischauer?chebi
Yale Romanization?cēypi
  • South Gyeongsang (Busan) pitch accent: / 제 / 제

    Syllables in red take high pitch. This word always takes high pitch only on the second syllable, and also heightens the subsequent suffixed syllable.

Noun

제비 (jebi)

  1. swallow (bird)
  2. In particular, the barn swallow (Hirundo rustica).

Derived terms

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