선배

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 先輩, from 先 (“prior”) + 輩 (“group”). Doublet of 센빠이 (senppai).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [sʰʌ̹nbɛ] ~ [sʰʌ̹nbe̞]
  • Phonetic hangul: [선배/선베]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?seonbae
Revised Romanization (translit.)?seonbae
McCune–Reischauer?sŏnbae
Yale Romanization?senpay

Noun

선배 • (seonbae) (hanja 先輩)

  1. a senior or elder in an organization
  2. an upperclassman

Antonyms

Descendants

  • → English: sunbae, seonbae
  • → Japanese: ソンベ (sonbe)
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