# 배

| 배 | U+BC30, &#48176; HANGUL SYLLABLE BAE |
| Composition: | ㅂ + ㅐ |
| ← 밯 [U+BC2F] | Hangul Syllables | 백 → [U+BC31] |
배백밲밳밴밵밶 밷밸밹밺밻밼밽 밾밿뱀뱁뱂뱃뱄 뱅뱆뱇뱈뱉뱊뱋 :
| 바 ← | → 뱌 |

## Korean
### Etymology 1

First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean ᄇᆡ〮 (Yale: póy).
Often compared to Old Japanese 腹 (para, “stomach”), 孕む (paramu, “to become pregnant”) > modern hara, haramu, but Vovin rejects this.

#### Pronunciation

* (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA: [pɛ] ~ [pe̞]
* Phonetic hangul: [배/베]
* South Gyeongsang (Busan) pitch accent: 배의 / 배에 / 배까지Syllables in red take high pitch. This word always takes high pitch and also heightens the next suffixed syllable, unless it is 에.

#### Noun

배 • (bae)
* abdomen, belly (of a human or animal)
    Synonym: 복부(腹部) (bokbu)
* (entomology) abdomen (of an arthropod)
* belly, bowels, stomach
    배가 아프다 ― baega apeuda ― to have a stomachache
    배가 고프다 ― baega gopeuda ― to be hungry
    배가 부르다 ― baega bureuda ― to be full (from eating)
* (interior of) the womb, the uterus
* the belly of an object; the bulging side of an object

##### Derived terms

* 각배 (gakbae)
* 똥배 (ttongbae)
* 물배 (mulbae)
* 배고프다 (baegopeuda)
* 배곯다 (baegolta)
* 배꼽 (baekkop)
* 배마디 (baemadi)
* 배부르다 (baebureuda)
* 배알 (baeal)
* 배앓이 (baeari)
* 배총 (baechong)
* 배탈 (baetal)
* 배허리 (baeheori)
* 뱃가죽 (baetgajuk)
* 뱃살 (baetsal)
* 뱃속 (baetsok)
* 복배 (bokbae)
* 술배 (sulbae)
* 첫배 (cheotbae)
* 한배 (hanbae)
* 헛배 (heotbae)

##### Related terms

* 배다 (baeda, “to conceive (a child)”)

##### See also

* (womb; uterus): 자궁(子宮) (jagung, “a womb, a uterus”) (the organ)

### Etymology 2

First attested in the Yongbi eocheon'ga (龍飛御天歌 / 용비어천가), 1447, as Middle Korean ᄇᆡ〮 (Yale: póy).

#### Pronunciation

* (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA: [pɛ] ~ [pe̞]
* Phonetic hangul: [배/베]
* South Gyeongsang (Busan) pitch accent: 배의 / 배에 / 배까지Syllables in red take high pitch. This word always takes high pitch and also heightens the next suffixed syllable, unless it is 에.

#### Noun

배 • (bae) (counter 척(隻))
* ship, boat, vessel (of any size)
    Synonym: 선박(船舶) (seonbak)

##### Derived terms

* 거룻배 (georutbae)
* 고깃배 (gogitbae)
* 끌배 (kkeulbae)
* 나룻배 (narutbae)
* 나무배 (namubae)
* 낚배 (nakbae)
* 낚싯배 (naksitbae)
* 놀잇배 (noritbae)
* 닻배 (datbae)
* 돛단배 (dotdanbae)
* 돛배 (dotbae)
* 떼배 (ttebae)
* 막배 (makbae)
* 밀배 (milbae)
* 배낚시 (baenaksi)
* 배등 (baedeung)
* 배질 (baejil)
* 배편 (baepyeon)
* 배표 (baepyo)
* 뱃길 (baetgil)
* 뱃나루 (baennaru)
* 뱃노래 (baennorae)
* 뱃머리 (baenmeori)
* 뱃멀미 (baenmeolmi)
* 뱃사공 (baetsagong)
* 뱃사람 (baetsaram)
* 뱃삯 (baetsak)
* 뱃일 (baesil)
* 뱃장사 (baetjangsa)
* 삯배 (sakbae)
* 싸움배 (ssaumbae)
* 조각배 (jogakbae)
* 종이배 (jong'ibae)
* 짐배 (jimbae)
* 통통배 (tongtongbae)

### Etymology 3

First attested in the Hunminjeong'eum haerye (訓民正音解例 / 훈민정음해례), 1446, as Middle Korean ᄇᆡ (Yale: pòy).

#### Pronunciation

* (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA: [pɛ] ~ [pe̞]
* Phonetic hangul: [배/베]

#### Noun

배 • (bae)
* pear (the fruit)

##### Derived terms

* 늦배 (neutbae)
* 들배 (deulbae)
* 문배 (munbae)
* 배꽃 (baekkot)
* 배나무 (baenamu)
* 서양배 (seoyangbae)
* 참배 (chambae)

### Etymology 4

Sino-Korean word from 倍.

#### Pronunciation

* (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA: [pɛ(ː)] ~ [pe̞(ː)]
* Phonetic hangul: [배(ː)/베(ː)]
** Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

#### Noun

배 • (bae) (hanja 倍)
* double, twice, twofold
    Synonym: 갑절 (gapjeol)
* times, -fold
    Synonym: 곱절 (gopjeol)

##### Derived terms

* 배(倍)하다 (baehada)
* See the hanja entry at 倍 for Sino-Korean compounds of 배 (倍, bae).

#### References

* ↑ Vovin, Alexander (2010) Koreo-Japonica: A Re-Evaluation of a Common Genetic Origin, University of Hawai’i Press, →ISBN, →JSTOR, pages 103-104

### Etymology 5

From Middle Chinese 拜 (MC peajH).

#### Pronunciation

* (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA: [pɛ] ~ [pe̞]
* Phonetic hangul: [배/베]

#### Noun

배 • (bae)
* yours truly, yours faithfully (respectful term placed after one's own name at the end of a letter)