Korean slang profile
이북
ibuk
Electronic book
A digital book that stores text or pictures in electronic media for reading.
- Expanded form
- electronic bookelectronic book
- Other spellings
- —
- Earliest source found
- 2010
- Documented trend period
- Not verified
This is the earliest source we have verified, not the date the term was coined.
01Examples, with English translations
- Example by Julimmal
여행 가방을 가볍게 하려고 이북을 몇 권 내려받았다.
I downloaded several 이북 to keep my travel bag light.
02Documented history
- 2010The National Institute of Korean Language’s 2009 new-word collection lists the headword “이북” and its definition.[1]
03Origin & word formation
This expression was checked in the National Institute of Korean Language’s 2009 new-word collection. The collection gives e-book as a shortened form of electronic book and explains it as a book recorded in electronic media. Who first used it and when have not been verified.
Evidence for the origin explanationHigh
The headword and definition in the 2010 collection were checked. The original re-quoted articles were not directly opened, so their dates were not used as firstSeen. The original coinage and path of spread remain unverified.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 2009년 신어 자료집 (국립국어원·전주대학교 한국어문화원)Published 2010Original source checked Nov 14, 2026