오라비

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Worin seokbo (月印釋譜 / 월인석보), 1459, as Middle Korean 오〮라비〮 (Yale: wólàpí).

Beyond Middle Korean, the word is etymologically a compound of *올 (*wol, “brother”) + 아비 (api, “father; (by extension) man”). The original word is not attested in isolation but survives in the Middle Korean compound word 오〮누의〮 (Yale: wónwùúy, "brothers and sisters; siblings"), which is equivalent to *올 (*wol) + 누의 (nwùùy, “sister”).

Pronunciation

(SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [o̞ɾa̠bi]
Phonetic hangeul: [오라비]

Revised Romanization^?	orabi
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	olabi
McCune–Reischauer^?	orabi
Yale Romanization^?	olapi

South Gyeongsang (Busan) pitch accent: 오라비의 / 오라비에 / 오라비까지

Syllables in red take high pitch. This word always takes high pitch on the first two syllables, and lowers the pitch of subsequent suffixes.

Noun

오라비 • (orabi)

(dated) brother of a female
Hyponyms: 오빠 (oppa, “older brother”), 남동생 (namdongsaeng, “younger brother”)

Synonyms

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Derived terms

오빠 (oppa)
오라버니 (orabeoni)
오라버님 (orabeonim)

Middle Korean

Etymology

From *올 (*wol, “brother”) + 아비 (api, “father; (by extension) man”)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /o˦la˨pi˦/, [o˦ɾa˨bi˦]

Noun

오〮라비〮 (wólàpí)

brother of a female

Descendants

Korean: 오라비 (orabi)