두꺼비

두꺼비 (dukkeobi)

Korean

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA: tuk..ʌbi
• Phonetic hangul: 두꺼비

Romanization

Revised	dukkeobi	transliteration	dukkeobi
McCune–Reischauer	tukŏbi	Yale	twukkepi

Noun

두꺼비 (dukkeobi)

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

Related terms

• 두껍다 (dukkeobda, dukkeopda) To be thick
• 두께 (dukke) thickness
• 두텁다