바위

바위

Korean

Etymology

From Middle Korean 바회〮 (pàhwóy), from Old Korean 岩乎 (*PAKwo), attested in the eighth century.

In the Hangul script, first attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 바회〮 (Yale: pàhwóy). Compare also Jeju 바위 (bawi) and Southeastern Korean 바구 (bagu), 방구 (banggu), and 바우 (bau).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [pa̠ɥi] ~ [pa̠y]
• Phonetic hangul: [바위]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	bawi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	bawi
McCune–Reischauer?	pawi
Yale Romanization?	pawi

Noun

바위 • (bawi)

1. rock; boulder

   Synonym: 암석(巖石) (amseok)

   큰 바위 얼굴 ― keun bawi eolgul ― The Great Stone Face

   지질학에서는 바위와 암석은 따로 분류된다.

   jijilhag-eseo-neun bawi-wa amseog-eun ttaro bullyu-doenda.

   In geology, boulder and rock are classified differently.

Derived terms

• 가위바위보 (gawibawibo, “rock paper scissors”)
• 너럭바위 (neoreokbawi, “flat rock”)
• 바위담비 (bawidambi, “beech marten”)
• 바위산 (bawisan, “rocky mountain”)
• 바위타기 (bawitagi, “rock-climbing”)
• 바위틈 (bawiteum, “crack between rocks”)
• 흔들바위 (heundeulbawi, “logan (rocking stone)”)

 

See also

• 돌 (dol)
• 자갈 (jagal)