계부

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 繼父.

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈkje̞(ː)bu] ~ [ˈke̞(ː)bu]
  • Phonetic hangul: [계(ː)부/게(ː)부]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gyebu
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gyebu
McCune–Reischauer?kyebu
Yale Romanization?kyēypu

Noun

계부 • (gyebu) (hanja 繼父)

  1. stepfather

Synonyms

  • 새아버지 (saeabeoji)
  • 의붓아버지 (uibusabeoji)
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