두꺼비
Korean[edit]
Etymology[edit]
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[edit]
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Noun[edit]
두꺼비 • (dukkeobi)
- a toad or toads
- specifically the Asiatic toad, Bufo gargarizans