샛별

Korean

Etymology

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

Analyzable as 새 (sae, “east”) +‎ ㅅ (-s-, genitive interfix) +‎ 별 (byeol, “star”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈsʰɛ(ː)t̚p͈jʌ̹ɭ] ~ [ˈsʰɛ(ː)p͈jʌ̹ɭ] ~ [ˈsʰe̞(ː)t̚p͈jʌ̹ɭ] ~ [ˈsʰe̞(ː)p͈jʌ̹ɭ]
• Phonetic hangul: [샏(ː)뼐/새(ː)뼐/섿(ː)뼐/세(ː)뼐]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	saetbyeol
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	saesbyeol
McCune–Reischauer?	saetpyŏl
Yale Romanization?	sāyspyel

Noun

샛별 • (saetbyeol)

1. (astronomy) the morning star; the planet Venus in the eastern sky

   Synonyms: 계명성 (gyemyeongseong), 신성 (sinseong), 효성 (hyoseong)

   Antonyms: 개밥바라기 (gaebapbaragi), 태백성 (taebaekseong), 장경성 (janggyeongseong)

   Hypernym: 금성 (geumseong)

   샛별 지자 종다리 떴다.

   saetbyeol jija jongdari tteotda.

   Once the morning star has set, the larks have emerged.