U+C0BD, 삽
HANGUL SYLLABLE SAB
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[U+C0BC]
Hangul Syllables
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삐 ←→ 새

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Bullyu dugongbu si eonhae (分類杜工部詩諺解 / 분류두공부시언해), 1481, as Middle Korean 삷〮 (Yale: sálp).

The unusual simplification of the final consonant cluster may have been due to misinterpretation of the word as deriving from Sino-Korean (sap), a rare word for "shovel".

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?sap
Revised Romanization (translit.)?sab
McCune–Reischauer?sap
Yale Romanization?sap

Noun

(sap)

  1. shovel, spade (tool)
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