봄비

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Bullyu dugongbu si eonhae (分類杜工部詩諺解 / 분류두공부시언해), 1481, as Middle Korean 보ᇝ〮비〮 (Yale: pwóm-s-pí).

Compound of 봄 (bom, “spring”) +‎ ㅅ (-s-, genitive interfix; omitted from the spelling, but this causes the tense phonation of the following consonant) +‎ 비 (bi, “rain”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [po̞mp͈i]
• Phonetic hangul: [봄삐]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	bombi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	bombi
McCune–Reischauer?	pompi
Yale Romanization?	pomqpi

Noun

봄비 • (bombi)

1. spring rain

   Synonym: 춘우(春雨) (chunu)

See also

• 여름비 (yeoreumbi)
• 가을비 (ga'eulbi)
• 겨울비 (gyeoulbi)