바퀴

Korean

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [pa̠kʰɥi] ~ [pa̠kʰy]
• Phonetic hangul: [바퀴]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	bakwi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	bakwi
McCune–Reischauer?	pak'wi
Yale Romanization?	pa.khwi

Etymology 1

First attested in the Worin seokbo (月印釋譜 / 월인석보), 1459, as Middle Korean 바회〮 (Yale: pàhwóy). The Middle Korean word also meant "rock" (> modern 바위 (bawi)), although this may be coincidental.

Noun

바퀴 • (bakwi)

1. wheel

   자동차 바퀴 ― jadongcha bakwi ― car wheel

   바퀴 교체 방법 ― bakwi gyoche bangbeop ― wheel replacement method

   바퀴는 메소포타미아 지역에서 발명되었다.

   Bakwi-neun Mesopotamia jiyeog-eseo balmyeong-doeeotda.

   The wheel was invented in the region of Mesopotamia.

Derived terms

• 물레바퀴 (mullebakwi)
• 바퀴살 (bakwisal)
• 수레바퀴 (surebakwi)
• 쳇바퀴 (chetbakwi)
• 톱니바퀴 (tomnibakwi)
• 헛바퀴 (heotbakwi)

 

Counter

바퀴 • (bakwi)

1. Counter for turns, cycles, or rotations.

   몇 바퀴 뛰었어?

   Myeot bakwi ttwieosseo?

   How many laps did you run?

   두 바퀴 돌리면 돼.

   Du bakwi dollimyeon dwae.

   You should turn it around twice.

Etymology 2

First attested in the Yeogeo yuhae (譯語類解 / 역어유해), 1690, as Early Modern Korean 박회 (Yale: pakhwoy).

Noun

바퀴 • (bakwi)

1. cockroach

Derived terms

• 바퀴벌레 (bakwibeolle)
• 털바퀴 (teolbakwi)