제비

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Yongbi eocheonga (龍飛御天歌 / 용비어천가), 1447, as Middle Korean 져비 (chyeypi).

Compare also Evenki чипича (çipiça, “small bird”) and Manchu ᠴᡠᠪᡳᠨ (cubin, “swallow”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key)[t͡ɕe̞bi]
  • Phonetic Hangul[제비]
Revised Romanization? jebi
Revised Romanization (translit.)? jebi
McCune–Reischauer? chebi
Yale Romanization? ceypi

Noun

제비 • (jebi)

  1. swallow (bird)

Derived terms
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