공부
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Korean
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]Sino-Korean word from 工夫, from 工 (“labour, work”) + 夫 (“man”). Cognate with Jeju 공븨 (gongbui).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ko̞ŋbu]
- Phonetic hangul: [공부]
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | gongbu |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | gongbu |
| McCune–Reischauer? | kongbu |
| Yale Romanization? | kongpu |
Noun
[edit]Derived terms
[edit]- 공부(工夫)하다 (gongbuhada, “to study”)
Etymology 2
[edit]Sino-Korean word from 貢賦
Pronunciation
[edit]- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈko̞(ː)ŋbu]
- Phonetic hangul: [공(ː)부]
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | gongbu |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | gongbu |
| McCune–Reischauer? | kongbu |
| Yale Romanization? | kōngpu |
Noun
[edit]Etymology 3
[edit]Sino-Korean word from 工部
Pronunciation
[edit]- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ko̞ŋbu]
- Phonetic hangul: [공부]
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | Gongbu |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | Gongbu |
| McCune–Reischauer? | Kongbu |
| Yale Romanization? | kongpu |
Proper noun
[edit]- (historical politics) The imperial Chinese Ministry of Works from the Tang to Qing dynasties
- (historical politics) the Korean ministry of Works of Goryeo Kingdom