개밥바라기

Korean

Etymology

개 (gae, “dog”) +‎ 밥 (bap, “food”) +‎ 바라기 (baragi, “desiring”). Dogs are fed at evening, when Venus is visible to the west.

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈkɛ(ː)ba̠p̚p͈a̠ɾa̠ɡi] ~ [ˈke̞(ː)ba̠p̚p͈a̠ɾa̠ɡi]
  • Phonetic hangul: [개(ː)밥빠라기/게(ː)밥빠라기]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gaebapbaragi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gaebabbalagi
McCune–Reischauer?kaebapparagi
Yale Romanization?kāypap.palaki

Noun

개밥바라기 • (gaebapbaragi)

  1. (astronomy) the evening star; the planet Venus in the western sky
    Synonyms: 태백성 (taebaekseong), 장경성 (janggyeongseong)
    Antonyms: 샛별 (saetbyeol), 계명성 (gyemyeongseong), 신성 (sinseong), 효성 (hyoseong)
    Hypernym: 금성 (geumseong)
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