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^(key): /tuk͈ʌ̹bi/
• Phonetic hangeul: 두꺼비

Romanizations

Revised transcription	dukkeobi
Revised transliteration	dukkeobi
McCune–Reischauer	tukkŏbi
Yale	twukkepi

Noun

두꺼비 • ‎(dukkeobi)

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

Related terms

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