오빠

Korean

Etymology

Of native Korean origin. Compare 아버지 (abeoji).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key)[o̞p͈a̠]
  • Phonetic Hangul[오빠]
Revised Romanization? oppa
Revised Romanization (translit.)? oppa
McCune–Reischauer? oppa
Yale Romanization? oppa

Noun

오빠 • (oppa)

  1. elder brother of a female
    니 오빠는 정말 착한 학생이고 절대로 텔레비전은 안 봐.
    Ni oppaneun jeongmal chakhan haksaeng-igo jeoldaero tellebijeoneun an bwa.
    Your brother is such a good student and he never watches TV.
  2. (by extension, spoken by a female) a close elder male, an elder boyfriend
    오빠의 페이스북 친구 중에서 정말 친구는 몇 명이나 돼?
    Oppaui Peiseubuk chin-gu jung-eseo jeongmal chin-guneun myeot myeong-ina dwae?
    How many of your Facebook friends are your real friends?

Usage notes

The term 오빠 is used by a female to refer to an elder male as an affectionate replacement for a second person singular pronoun 너 (neo).

Derived terms
  • (Honorific) 오라버님 (orabeonim)
  • 작은오빠 (jageunoppa)
  • 친오빠 (chinoppa)
  • 맏오빠 (madoppa)
  • 오빠부대 (oppabudae)
  • 사촌오빠 (sachonoppa)
  • 큰오빠 (keunoppa)

See also
  • 언니 (eonni, “elder sister of a female”)
  • 누나 (nuna, “elder sister of a male”)
  • 형 (兄, hyeong, “elder brother of a male”)
  • 아저씨 (ajeossi, “middle aged man; older male”)
  • 할아버지 (harabeoji, “grandfather; senior male”)
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