39. 단군조선 천자문-제비 燕, a swallow

39. 단군조선 천자문-제비 燕, a swallow

 

 

 

This letter is "Swallow".

 

The archaic word of [제비, jebi] is [져비,jeobi].

We can know it through 훈민정음해례본(訓民正音解例本).

 

The first " Ɛ " letter is [ㅈ,j] sound and flying swallow.

The right letter of the second " Il" is [ㅕ, yeo] sound and

speedy flying.

 

The left letter of the second "ᒥ" letter is [ l, i] sound and trunk of a swallow.

 

The third letter " V " is the tail of a swallow.

 

Please look at the picture.

 

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There is a fantastic flying swallow.

 

[연, yen] 燕.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Maybe it is a Korean-style 상형문자(象形文字) hieroglyphic (character).

 

 

 

Compare two Korean-style letters with Chinese characters.

 

http://www.internationalscientific.org/CharacterASP/CharacterEtymology.aspx?characterInput=%E7%87%95&submitButton1=Etymology

 

 

Too different.