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”)

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