박쥐

Korean

Etymology

Of native Korean origin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pa̠k̚t͡ɕ͈ɥi/ ~ /pa̠k̚t͡ɕ͈y/
• Phonetic hangeul: 박쮜

Romanizations

Revised transcription	bakjwi
Revised transliteration	bagjwi
McCune–Reischauer	pakchwi
Yale	pakqcwi

Noun

박쥐 • ‎(bakjwi) ‎(counter 마리)

1. bat

Alternative forms

• 밝쥐 ‎(bakjwi) (balgjwi, balkjwi) (archaic; literally "bright (eyed) rat")

Synonyms

• 편복 ‎(pyeonbok) (蝙蝠, pyeonbok)

Antonyms

• 두더지 ‎(dudeoji) (dudeoji) mole (almost blind!)

Derived terms

• 박쥐구실 ‎(bakjwigusil) (-gusil) opportunism
• 박쥐우산 ‎(bakjwiusan) (-雨傘, -usan) umbrella (made of cloth)
• 박쥐족 ‎(bakjwijok) (-族, -jok) nocturnal

Related terms

• 밝다 ‎(bakda) (balkda) to be bright
• 쥐 ‎(jwi) (jwi) rat

See also

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