싸울아비
Korean
Etymology
From 싸우(stem of 싸우다(to fight))+ㄹ(an ending making verbs into attributive form)+아비(father; used as an alternative term of 사내(a man) to create classical image). Coined at 1962 as a translation of Sino-Korean synonym 무사.
Noun
싸울아비 • (ssaurabi)
- a male warrior
Synonyms
- 무부 (武夫, mubu)
- 무사 (武士, musa)
- 전사 (戰士, jeonsa)
- 투사 (鬪士, tusa)
Antonyms
- 싸울어미 (ssaureomi, “woman warrior”) (assumed)
- 아마존 (amajon, “Amazon”)
- 여전사 (女戰士, yeojeonsa, “woman warrior”)
Related terms
- 사오다 (saoda, “to be ferocious”) (obsolete)
- 싸우다 (ssauda, “to fight”)
- 싸움 (ssaum, “a fight”)
- 아비 (abi, “man”)
- 어미 (eomi, “woman”)