박쥐

Korean

Etymology

Of native Korean origin. Shift from earlier 밝쥐 (bakjwi), itself a compound of 밝- (bak-, “bright”, probably implying “bright-eyed”) +‎ 쥐 (jwi, “rat”). In the past, Korean people thought bats had bright eyes because they did not know that they could fly in dark caves using ultrasound. [1] Another possible theory is that 박쥐 might have come from 븕(red)+쥐(rat). This is because 븕 has two different meanings: one is bright and the other is red. [2]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key)[pa̠k̚t͡ɕ͈ɥi] ~ [pa̠k̚t͡ɕ͈y]
  • Phonetic Hangul[박쮜]
Revised Romanization? bakjwi
Revised Romanization (translit.)? bagjwi
McCune–Reischauer? pakchwi
Yale Romanization? pakqcwi

Noun

박쥐 • (bakjwi) (counter 마리)

  1. bat

Alternative forms
  • 밝쥐 (bakjwi) (archaic; literally "bright (eyed) rat")

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References
  1. The orgiin of 박쥐, bat:
  2. Second theory:
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