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)

a toad or toads
specifically the Asiatic toad, Bufo gargarizans

Related terms

두껍다 (dukkeopda, “to be thick”)
두께 (dukke, “thickness”)
두텁다 (duteopda)

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