빚

빚 U+BE5A, 빚 HANGUL SYLLABLE BIJ Composition: ㅂ + ㅣ + ㅈ ← 빙 [U+BE59] Hangul Syllables 빛 → [U+BE5B]

비빅빆빇빈빉빊 빋빌빍빎빏빐빑 빒빓빔빕빖빗빘 빙빚빛빜빝빞빟
븨 ←	→ 빠

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 빋 (Yale: pìt). Originally meant "price" in addition to "debt".

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [pit̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [빋]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	bit
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	bij
McCune–Reischauer?	pit
Yale Romanization?	pic

• South Gyeongsang (Busan) pitch accent: 빚의 / 빚에 / 빚까지

  Syllables in red take high pitch. This word takes low pitch only before consonant-initial multisyllabic suffixes.

Noun

빚 • (bit)

1. debt

   빚을 갚다 ― bij-eul gapda ― to repay one's debt

Derived terms

• 빚꾼 (bitkkun)
• 빚내다 (binnaeda)
• 빚쟁이 (bitjaeng'i)
• 빚지다 (bitjida)