주부

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 主婦, from 主 (“chief”) + 婦 (“wife”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key)[t͡ɕubu]
  • Phonetic Hangul[주부]
Revised Romanization? jubu
Revised Romanization (translit.)? jubu
McCune–Reischauer? chubu
Yale Romanization? cwupu

Noun

주부 • (jubu) (hanja 主婦)

  1. housewife

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 主 (“chief”) + 父 (“father”)

Noun

주부 • (jubu) (hanja 主父)

  1. head (eldest male) of a family

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 主 (“chief”) + 部 (“division”)

Noun

주부 • (jubu) (hanja 主部)

  1. A main or key part.
  2. (grammar) The subject (clause).
Synonyms
  • 주어부 (主語部, jueobu)
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