# 오라비
## Korean
### Etymology

First attested in the Worin seokbo (月印釋譜 / 월인석보), 1459, as Middle Korean 오〮라비〮 (Yale: wólàpí).
Beyond Middle Korean, the word is etymologically a compound of *올 (*wol, “brother”) + 아비 (api, “father; (by extension) man”). The original word is not attested in isolation but survives in the Middle Korean compound word 오〮누의〮 (Yale: wónwùúy, “brothers and sisters; siblings”), which is equivalent to *올 (*wol) + 누의 (nwuuy, “sister”).

### Pronunciation

* (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA: [o̞ɾa̠bi]
* Phonetic hangul: [오라비]
* South Gyeongsang (Busan) pitch accent: 오라비의 / 오라비에 / 오라비까지Syllables in red take high pitch. This word always takes high pitch on the first two syllables, and lowers the pitch of subsequent suffixes.

### Noun

오라비 • (orabi)
* (dated) brother of a female
    Hyponyms: 오빠 (oppa, “older brother”), 남동생 (namdongsaeng, “younger brother”)

#### Synonyms

Historical and regional synonyms of 오빠 (oppa, “older brother of a female”) :
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| Group | Region | Location | Words |
| Standardised forms | South Korean Standard Language | South Korean Standard Language | 오빠 (oppa), 오라버니 (orabeoni) (hon.), 오라비 (orabi) (also y.) |
| Standardised forms | North Korean Cultured Language | North Korean Cultured Language | 오빠 (oppa), 오라버니 (orabeoni) (hon.), 오래비 (oraebi) (also y.) |
| Historical forms | Middle Korean | Middle Korean | 오〮라비〮 (wólàpí) (also y.) |
| Historical forms | Early Modern Seoul Korean | Early Modern Seoul Korean | 오라비 (orabi) (also y.), 오래비 (oraebi) (also y.) |
| Central Korean | Gyeonggi | Modern colloquial Seoul | 오빠 (oppa) (other traditional Seoul forms are not used) |
| Central Korean | Gyeonggi | Traditional Seoul | 오빠 (oppa), 오라버니 (orabeoni) (hon.), 오라비 (orabi) (also y.), 오래비 (oraebi) (also y.) |
| Central Korean | Yeongdong | Samcheok | 오빠 (óppà), 오라버니 (órábèonì), 오라바이 (órábàì) |
| Central Korean | Yeongdong | Jeongseon | 오빠 (oppa), 오라버니 (orabeoni), 오라버이 (orabeoi) |
| Central Korean | North Chungcheong | Cheongju | 오빠 (oppa), 오라버니 (orabeoni) |
| Central Korean | North Chungcheong | Goesan | 오라버니 (orabeoni) |
| Central Korean | North Chungcheong | Boeun | 오빠 (oppa), 오라버이 (orabeoi) |
| Central Korean | North Chungcheong | Okcheon | 오빠 (oppa), 오라버니 (orabeoni) |
| Central Korean | North Chungcheong | Yeongdong | 오빠 (oppa), 오라버니 (orabeoni) |
| Central Korean | South Chungcheong | Cheonan | 오라버니 (orabeoni) |
| Central Korean | South Chungcheong | Cheongyang | 오라버니 (orabeoni) |
| Central Korean | South Chungcheong | Buyeo | 오라버니 (orabeoni) |
| Central Korean | South Chungcheong | Seocheon | 오빠 (oppa) |
| Central Korean | South Chungcheong | Nonsan | 오라버니 (orabeoni) |
| Central Korean | South Hwanghae | Anak | 오빠 (oppa) |
| Central Korean | North Hwanghae | Pongsan | 오라바이 (orabai) |
| Gyeongsang Korean | North Gyeongsang | Daegu | 올배 (ólbè) |
| Gyeongsang Korean | North Gyeongsang | Mungyeong | '오빠 ( oppa) |
| Gyeongsang Korean | North Gyeongsang | Andong | 오라배 (órábè) |
| Gyeongsang Korean | North Gyeongsang | Pohang | '오'라바시 ( o rabasi) |
| Gyeongsang Korean | South Gyeongsang | Busan | 오라배 (órábè), '오'라부이 ( o rabu'i) (hon.), 오래비 (órébì) (deprec.), '오'라바이 ( o rabai) (deprec.) |
| Gyeongsang Korean | South Gyeongsang | Ulsan | 오라배 (órábè) |
| Gyeongsang Korean | South Gyeongsang | Geochang | 오라배 (órábè), 오라버니 (órábèunì), '오'라바이 ( o rabai) |
| Gyeongsang Korean | South Gyeongsang | Hamyang | '오'라바이 ( o rabai) |
| Gyeongsang Korean | South Gyeongsang | Jinju | '오'라배 ( o rabae) |
| Gyeongsang Korean | South Gyeongsang | Yangsan | 오래배 (órébè) |
| Gyeongsang Korean | South Gyeongsang | Goseong | '오'라배 ( o rabae) |
| Gyeongsang Korean | South Gyeongsang | Geoje | 오랍세 (órápsè) |
| Jeolla Korean | North Jeolla | Gunsan | 오라바니 (orabani) |
| Jeolla Korean | North Jeolla | Iksan | 오라바니 (orabani) |
| Jeolla Korean | North Jeolla | Wanju | 오랍씨 (orapssi), 오라바니 (orabani) (hon.) |
| Jeolla Korean | North Jeolla | Gimje | 오라바니 (orabani) |
| Jeolla Korean | North Jeolla | Jeongeup | 오래비 (oraebi) |
| Jeolla Korean | North Jeolla | Imsil | 오래비 (oraebi), 오라바이 (orabai) (hon.), 오라바니 (orabani) (hon.) |
| Jeolla Korean | South Jeolla | Yeonggwang | 오빠 (oppa), 오랍씨 (orapssi) |
| Jeolla Korean | South Jeolla | Jangseong | 오라버니 (orabeoni) |
| Jeolla Korean | South Jeolla | Gokseong | 오빠 (oppa), 오라부니 (orabuni), 오라부지 (orabuji) |
| Jeolla Korean | South Jeolla | Sinan | 오랍씨 (orapssi), 오람 (oram) |
| Jeolla Korean | South Jeolla | Muan | 오빠 (oppa), 오라비 (orabi), 오라부 (orabu) (voc.), 오라부님 (orabunim) (voc.) |
| Jeolla Korean | South Jeolla | Naju | 오라버니 (orabeoni) |
| Jeolla Korean | South Jeolla | Hwasun | 오라버니 (orabeoni) |
| Jeolla Korean | South Jeolla | Suncheon | 오랍씨 (orapssi) |
| Jeolla Korean | South Jeolla | Gwangyang | 오랍씨 (orapssi), 오래비 (oraebi) |
| Jeolla Korean | South Jeolla | Yeongam | 오라버니 (orabeoni) |
| Jeolla Korean | South Jeolla | Jindo | 오빠 (oppa), 오라부 (orabu), 오라부님 (orabunim), 오람씨 (oramssi) |
| Jeolla Korean | South Jeolla | Haenam | 오라버니 (orabeoni) |
| Jeolla Korean | South Jeolla | Gangjin | 오라버니 (orabeoni) |
| Jeolla Korean | South Jeolla | Wando | 오랍씨 (orapssi), 오람 (oram) |
| Jeolla Korean | South Jeolla | Boseong | 오라부니 (orabuni) |
| Jeolla Korean | South Jeolla | Goheung | 오라비 (orabi) |
| Jeolla Korean | South Jeolla | Yeosu | 오랍쎄 (orapsse) |
| Pyongan Korean | South Pyongan | Ryonggang | 오래비 (oraebi) (if unmarried), 오라바니 (orabani) (if married), 오라반 (oraban) (if married) |
| Pyongan Korean | South Pyongan | Songchon | 오래비 (oraebi) |
| Pyongan Korean | South Pyongan | Mundok | 오래비 (oraebi), 오라버니 (orabeoni) (if brother is over 50 years old), 오라버님 (orabeonim) (if brother is over 50 years old) |
| Pyongan Korean | North Pyongan | Ryongchon | 오래비 (oraebi) (children use personal names to address older brothers) |
| Pyongan Korean | Diaspora | Dandong | 오르바니 (oreubani) |
| Hamgyong Korean | South Hamgyong | Tanchon | '오래비 ( oraebi) |
| Yukjin Korean | Diaspora | Hunchun | 오래비 (óràebì) (as children), 오라바니 (óràbànì) (as adults) |
| Jeju | Jeju | Jeju City | 오라방 (orabang) (also y.), 오라바님 (orabanim), 오라뱀 (orabaem) |
| Jeju | Jeju | Seogwipo | 오라방 (orabang) (also y.), 오라바님 (orabanim), 오라뱀 (orabaem) |
| hon.: honorific / deprec.: deprecatory / voc.: vocative also y.: refers to any brother of a female, regardless of relative age ||||
| This table is an amalgamation of surveys of speakers mostly born before 1950 and may not reflect the language of younger speakers, which has lexically converged towards the standard Seoul dialect in both North and South Koreas. ||||

#### Derived terms

* 오빠 (oppa)
* 오라버니 (orabeoni)
* 오라버님 (orabeonim)

## Middle Korean
### Etymology

From *올 (*wol, “brother”) + 아비 (api, “father; (by extension) man”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ó.là.pí/, [ó.ɾà.bí]

### Noun

오〮라비〮 (wólàpí)
* brother of a female

#### Descendants

* Korean: 오라비 (orabi)