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”).

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)

bat

Alternative forms

밝쥐 (bakjwi) (archaic; literally "bright (eyed) rat")

Synonyms

편복 (蝙蝠, pyeonbok)

Antonyms

두더지 (dudeoji, “mole”)

Derived terms

박쥐구실 (bakjwigusil, “opportunism”)
박쥐우산 (박쥐 雨傘, bakjwiusan, “umbrella (made of cloth)”)
박쥐족 (박쥐 族, bakjwijok, “nocturnal”)

Related terms

밝다 (bakda, “to be bright”)
쥐 (jwi, “rat”)

See also

날짐승 (naljimseung): winged animal, literally "flying animal"
낮잠 (natjam): nap, literally, "daytime sleep"
메아리 (meari): echo
밤나들이 (bamnadeuri): night tour, literally, "night going out and coming in"
밤눈 (bamnun): night vision, literally, "night eye"

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