어비ᄆᆞᆮ

Middle Korean

Etymology

*어비〮 (*èpí, “father; man”) ‎ ᄆᆞᆮ (mot, “eldest person, head”). Compare 어버ᅀᅵ〮 (èpèzí, “parents”) for the first element.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ə̀.pí.mʌ̀t/, [ə̀.bí.mʌ̀t̚]

Noun

어비〮ᄆᆞᆮ (èpímòt)

1. (uncommon) nobleman, lord
   • 1447, Grand Prince Suyang, 釋譜詳節 / 석보상절, page 6:9b:

     나랏〮 어비〮ᄆᆞᆮ내〮ᄅᆞᆯ〮 모도〮아〮 니ᄅᆞ샤〮ᄃᆡ〮 […]

     nàlá-s èpímòt-náy-lól mwòtwóá nìlòsyátóy […]

     He spoke, having gathered the honored lords of the country […]