두꺼비

두꺼비 (dukkeobi)

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Hunmin jeongeum haerye (訓民正音解例 / 훈민정음해례), 1446, as Middle Korean 두텁 (twuthep). Probably from the same root as 두텁다 (duteopda, “to be thick”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key)[tuk͈ʌ̹bi]
  • Phonetic Hangul[두꺼비]
Revised Romanization? dukkeobi
Revised Romanization (translit.)? dukkeobi
McCune–Reischauer? tukkŏbi
Yale Romanization? twukkepi

Noun

두꺼비 • (dukkeobi)

  1. a toad or toads
  2. specifically the Asiatic toad, Bufo gargarizans
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