의부

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 義父 (“person formally acknowledged as one's father”).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈɰi(ː)bu]
  • Phonetic hangul: [의(ː)부]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?uibu
Revised Romanization (translit.)?uibu
McCune–Reischauer?ŭibu
Yale Romanization?ūypu

Noun

의부 • (uibu) (hanja 義父)

  1. stepfather, foster father, adoptive father, sworn father
    Synonyms: 의붓아버지 (uibusabeoji, “stepfather”), 양아버지 (yang'abeoji, “adoptive father”)
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