주부

Korean

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jubu
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jubu
McCune–Reischauer?chubu
Yale Romanization?cwupu

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 主婦, from 主 (“chief”) + 婦 (“wife”)

Noun

주부 • (jubu) (hanja 主婦)

  1. housewife

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 主 (“chief”) + 父 (“father”)

Noun

주부 • (jubu) (hanja 主父)

  1. head (eldest male) of a family

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 主 (“chief”) + 部 (“division”)

Noun

주부 • (jubu) (hanja 主部)

  1. a main or key part
  2. (grammar) the subject (clause)
Synonyms
  • 주어부(主語部) (jueobu)
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