# 고비
## Korean
### Etymology 1

Of native Korean origin.

#### Pronunciation

* (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA: [ko̞bi]
* Phonetic hangul: [고비]

#### Noun

고비 • (gobi)
* Osmunda japonica

### Etymology 2

First attested in the Bullyu dugongbu si eonhae (分類杜工部詩諺解 / 분류두공부시언해), 1481, as Middle Korean 고ᄇᆡ (Yale: kwopoy).

#### Pronunciation

* (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA: [ko̞bi]
* Phonetic hangul: [고비]

#### Noun

고비 • (gobi)
* crisis, critical moment

### Etymology 3

Borrowed from English Gobi.

#### Pronunciation

* (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA: [ko̞bi]
* Phonetic hangul: [고비]

#### Proper noun

고비 • (Gobi)
* the Gobi Desert (a large desert in China and Mongolia, Asia)
    Synonym: 고비 사막(沙漠) (Gobi samak)

### Etymology 4

Sino-Korean word from 股腓, from 股 (“thigh”) + 腓 (“calf”).

#### Pronunciation

* (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA: [ko̞bi]
* Phonetic hangul: [고비]

#### Noun

고비 • (gobi) (hanja 股腓)
* the thigh and calf; the leg or legs

### Etymology 5

Sino-Korean word from 考妣 (“one's deceased parents”).

#### Pronunciation

* (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA: [ˈko̞(ː)bi]
* Phonetic hangul: [고(ː)비]
** Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

#### Noun

고비 • (gobi) (hanja 考妣)
* one's deceased father and mother

### Etymology 6

First attested in the Yeogeo yuhae (譯語類解 / 역어유해), 1690, as Early Modern Korean 고비 (Yale: kwopi).

#### Pronunciation

* (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA: [ko̞bi]
* Phonetic hangul: [고비]

#### Noun

고비 • (gobi)
* letterbox

### Etymology 7

Sino-Korean word from 叩扉. Compare Japanese 叩(こう)扉(ひ) (kōhi, “beating on someone's door; a visit to someone”).

#### Pronunciation

* (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA: [ko̞bi]
* Phonetic hangul: [고비]

#### Noun

고비 • (gobi) (hanja 叩扉)
* visiting someone's residence

### Etymology 8

Sino-Korean word from 高鼻.

#### Pronunciation

* (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA: [ko̞bi]
* Phonetic hangul: [고비]

#### Noun

고비 • (gobi) (hanja 高鼻)
* This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.

### Etymology 9

Sino-Korean word from 苦悲, from 苦 (“pain, suffering”) + 悲 (“grief, melancholy”).

#### Pronunciation

* (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA: [ko̞bi]
* Phonetic hangul: [고비]

#### Noun

고비 • (gobi) (hanja 苦悲)
* suffering and misery

### Etymology 10

Sino-Korean word from 高卑.

#### Pronunciation

* (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA: [ko̞bi]
* Phonetic hangul: [고비]

#### Noun

고비 • (gobi) (hanja 高卑)
* This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.

### Etymology 11

Sino-Korean word from 古碑. See also Japanese 古碑(こひ) (kohi).

#### Pronunciation

* (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA: [ˈko̞(ː)bi]
* Phonetic hangul: [고(ː)비]
** Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

#### Noun

고비 • (gobi) (hanja 古碑)
* old stelae or gravestones

### Etymology 12

Sino-Korean word from 高飛 (“to soar”).

#### Pronunciation

* (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA: [ko̞bi]
* Phonetic hangul: [고비]

#### Noun

고비 • (gobi) (hanja 高飛)
* flying high, soaring

### Etymology 13

Sino-Korean word from 高批. See also Japanese 高(こう)批(ひ) (kōhi).

#### Pronunciation

* (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA: [ko̞bi]
* Phonetic hangul: [고비]

#### Noun

고비 • (gobi) (hanja 高批)
* an honorific term for criticism or feedback received

### Etymology 14
#### Noun

고비 • (gobi)
* Gyeongsang form of 고삐 (goppi, “reins, bridle”)