빵

빵 U+BE75, 빵 HANGUL SYLLABLE BBANG Composition: ㅃ + ㅏ + ㅇ ← 빴 [U+BE74] Hangul Syllables 빶 → [U+BE76]

Korean

빠빡빢빣빤빥빦 빧빨빩빪빫빬빭 빮빯빰빱빲빳빴 빵빶빷빸빹빺빻
비 ←	→ 빼

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [p͈a̠ŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [빵]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	ppang
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	ppang
McCune–Reischauer?	ppang
Yale Romanization?	ppang

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Japanese パン (pan, “bread”), from Portuguese pão (“bread”).^[1] Compare French pain.

Noun

빵 • (ppang)

1. bread

Derived terms

• 계란빵 (gyeranppang)
• 국화빵 (gukhwappang)
• 문어빵 (muneoppang)
• 붕어빵 (bung'eoppang)
• 빵가루 (ppanggaru)
• 빵나무 (ppangnamu)
• 소다빵 (sodappang)
• 잉어빵 (ing'eoppang)

 

Etymology 2

Korean numbers ^(edit)

		0	1  →	10  →
Native isol.: (slang) 빵 (ppang)     Sino-Korean: 영 (yeong), 령 (ryeong), (as digit, not number) 공 (gong)     Hanja: 零, 空

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “First attestation? Where is this derived from?”)

Numeral

빵 • (ppang)

1. (slang) zero

   Synonyms: 영 (yeong), 공 (gong)

Derived terms

• 빵점 (ppangjeom)

Etymology 3

Of native Korean origin. Onomatopoeic.

Interjection

빵 • (ppang)

1. bang!

   Synonyms: 팡 (pang), 펑 (peong), 탕 (tang), 탁 (tak), 땅 (ttang), 딱 (ttak)

See also

• 방아 (bang'a, “pounding, milling (with mortar and pestle)”)
• 펑크 (peongkeu, “puncture”)

 

References

1. NAVER Korean Dictionary: '빵'