가시버시

Korean

Alternative forms

• (obsolete) 가시밧 (gasibat)
• (Pyeongbuk, Hamnam) 가바시 (gabasi)
• (Jeonbuk) 가시보시 (gasibosi), 까시보시 (kkasibosi), 까시버시 (kkasibeosi), 까시보시 (kkasibosi)
• (Hamnam) 가시바시 (gasibasi)
• (Gimje) 가시부치 (gasibuchi)

Etymology

First appeared in the 20th century, as a compound of gasi (“wife”) and *beosi (“husband”).

The first component is related to Middle Korean 갓 (kas, “woman, wife”), whence also the fossilised modern prefix 가시– (gasi–, “uxorial”), seen in 가시어미 (gasieomi, “wife's mother”), 가시아비 (gasiabi, “wife's father”), 가시할미 (gasihalmi, “wife's grandmother”), etc.

The second element possibly derives itself from Middle Korean 바ᇧ (pask, “outside”) (modern 밖 (bak)), which metonymically referred to “husband” who traditionally goes out to work during the day (cf. 바깥사람 (bakkatsaram)). A —이 (-i) agent suffix is present and is possibly an early modern addition, likely for rhyming purposes.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ka̠ɕʰibʌ̹ɕʰi]
• Phonetic hangul: [가시버시]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gasibeosi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gasibeosi
McCune–Reischauer?	kasibŏsi
Yale Romanization?	kasipesi

Noun

가시버시 • (gasibeosi)

1. (rare, colloquial, endearing or derogatory) husband and wife

Synonyms

• 부부 (夫婦, bubu)
• 남진겨집 (namjin'gyeojip) (obsolete)