피
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| 피픽픾픿핀핁핂 핃필핅핆핇핈핉 핊핋핌핍핎핏핐 핑핒핓핔핕핖핗 | |
| 픠 ← | → 하 |
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Korean
Etymology 1
First attested in the Worin cheon'gangjigok (月印千江之曲 / 월인천강지곡), 1449, as Middle Korean 피〮 (Yale: phí).
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [pʰi]
- Phonetic hangul: [피]
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | pi |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | pi |
| McCune–Reischauer? | p'i |
| Yale Romanization? | phi |
Noun
피 • (pi)
- blood (bodily fluid)
- (figurative) kinship, consanguinity
- (video games) health point
Derived terms
See also
Etymology 2
First attested in the Hunminjeong'eum haerye (訓民正音解例 / 훈민정음해례), 1446, as Middle Korean 피〮 (Yale: phí).
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [pʰi]
- Phonetic hangul: [피]
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | pi |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | pi |
| McCune–Reischauer? | p'i |
| Yale Romanization? | phi |
Noun
피 • (pi)
- cockspur grass (Echinochloa crus-galli)
- Synonym: 제패(稊稗) (jepae)
Derived terms
- 참새피 (chamsaepi, “crowngrass”)
Etymology 3
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [pʰi]
- Phonetic hangul: [피]
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | pi |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | pi |
| McCune–Reischauer? | p'i |
| Yale Romanization? | phi |
Noun
피 • (pi)
Coordinate terms
- Latin script letter names: 에이 (ei) · 비 (bi) · 씨 (ssi) · 디 (di) · 이 (i) · 에프 (epeu) · 쥐 (jwi) · 에이치 (eichi) · 아이 (ai) · 제이 (jei) · 케이 (kei) · 엘 (el) · 엠 (em) · 엔 (en) · 오 (o) · (pi) · 큐 (kyu) · 알 (al) · 에스 (eseu) · 티 (ti) · 유 (yu) · 브이 (beu'i) · 더블유 (deobeuryu) · 엑스 (ekseu) · 와이 (wai) · 제드 (jedeu)/지 (ji) [edit]
Etymology 4
Sino-Korean word from 被.
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [pʰi(ː)]
- Phonetic hangul: [피(ː)]
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | pi |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | pi |
| McCune–Reischauer? | p'i |
| Yale Romanization? | phī |
Prefix
피— • (pi-) (hanja 被)
- -ed, -ee (marks the passive recipient of an action)
- 피실험자 (被實驗者)
- test subject
- 피지배국 (被支配國)
- [the] subjugated country
Derived terms
- See the hanja entry at 被 for Sino-Korean compounds of (被, pi).
Etymology 5
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
피 • (pi)
- (hanafuda) A hwatu playing card of the lowest rank, usually depicting only the plant corresponding to the card's suit.
Derived terms
- 쌍피 (ssangpi)
Etymology 6
Korean reading of various Chinese characters.
Syllable
피 • (pi)
Middle Korean
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pʰí/
Noun
피〮 (phí) (locative 피〮예〮 (phí-yéy))
Descendants
- Korean: 피 (pi)