공븨

Jeju

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 工夫, from (labour, work) + (man). Cognate with Korean 공부 (gongbu).

Pronunciation

  • (Morphophonemic) IPA(key): ⫽koŋpɰi⫽
  • (Jeju City) IPA(key): [koŋbi]
  • Phonetic hangul: []
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gongbui
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gongbui
Yale Romanization?kwongpuy

Noun

공븨 (gongbui)

  1. study, learning
    • 2017, 양창용 [yangchang'yong, Yang Changyong], 윌리암 오그레디 [william ogeuredi, William O'Grady], 양세종 [yangsejong, Yang Sejung], 제주어 1 [jejueo 1, Jeju 1], 퍼플 [peopeul], →ISBN, page 90:
      시엄 공븨
      sieom gongbui
      Studying for an exam
    • 2020, Changyong Yang, Sejung Yang, William O'Grady, Jejueo : the language of Korea’s Jeju Island, Honolulu, USA: University of Hawai‘i Press, →DOI, →ISBN, →JSTOR, page 51:
      공븬 냥으로 산다.
      Gongbui-n neu-nyang'euro he-sanda.
      You must study by yourself (of your accord).

Alternative forms

  • 공비 (gongbi)

Derived terms

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