깁

First attested in the Jiyun 《集韻 (Jíyùn)》, 1037, as Late Old Korean 𢃺. Also attested in the Jīlín lèishì (鷄林類事 / 계림유사), 1103, as Late Old Korean 及.

In the hangul script, first attested in the Hunminjeong'eum haerye (訓民正音解例 / 훈민정음해례), 1446, as Middle Korean 깁〯 (Yale: kǐp).

Displaced by Mandarin loanword 비단 (緋緞, bidan).

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ki(ː)p̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [깁(ː)]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

깁 • (gip)

1. (obsolete) silk (in general)
2. (rare) coarse silk fabric
3. a kind of coarse greenish black pongee

Of native Korean origin.

깁 • (gip)

1. Pyeongbuk form of 김 (gim, “laver”)