깁

깁 U+AE41, 깁 HANGUL SYLLABLE GIB Composition: ㄱ + ㅣ + ㅂ ← 김 [U+AE40] Hangul Syllables 깂 → [U+AE42]

기긱긲긳긴긵긶 긷길긹긺긻긼긽 긾긿김깁깂깃깄 깅깆깇깈깉깊깋
긔 ←	→ 까

Korean

Etymology 1

First attested in the Jiyun 《集韻 (Jíyùn)》, 1037, as Late Old Korean 𢃺. Also attested in the Jīlín lèishì (鷄林類事 / 계림유사), 1103, as Late Old Korean 及.

In the hangul script, first attested in the Hunminjeong'eum haerye (訓民正音解例 / 훈민정음해례), 1446, as Middle Korean 깁〯 (Yale: kǐp).

Displaced by Mandarin loanword 비단 (緋緞, bidan).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ki(ː)p̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [깁(ː)]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gip
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gib
McCune–Reischauer?	kip
Yale Romanization?	kīp

Noun

깁 • (gip)

1. (obsolete) silk (in general)
2. (rare) coarse silk fabric
3. a kind of coarse greenish black pongee

Derived terms

• 깁바탕 (gipbatang)
• 깁부채 (gipbuchae)
• 깁실 (gipsil)
• 깁옷 (gibot)
• 깁창 (gipchang)
• 깁체 (gipche)

 

Etymology 2

Of native Korean origin.

Noun

깁 • (gip)

1. Pyeongbuk form of 김 (gim, “laver”)