배 (Bae) — One Korean Word, Four Different Meanings (Learn, Stomach, Pear, Ship)
One Sound, Four WorldsIn Korean, the single syllable 배 (bae) has at least four completely different meanings — to learn, stomach, pear, and ship.This phenomenon is called a homonym (동음이의어, dong-eum-i-ui-eo). For Korean learners, 배 is especially fun because one of its meanings is the verb "배우다 (bae-u-da, to learn)" — the verb you use when describing your Korean studies.Let's solve this — visually..
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