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박쥐

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박쥐

Etymology

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First attested as Middle Korean ᄇᆞᆰ〯쥐〮 (pǒlkcwúy) in the Gugeup ganibang eonhae (救急簡易方諺解 / 구급간이방언해), 6:68a[1], 1489, seemingly a compound of some *ᄇᆞᆰ〯 (*pǒlk) +‎ 쥐〮 (cwúy, rat).

Folk etymology commonly attributes the first component to ᄇᆞᆰ다〮 (pòlktá, to be bright), supposedly reflecting a popular belief that bats have bright eyes that allow them to see at night.[1] However, ᄇᆞᆰ다〮 has an initial low tone in contrast to this term's initial rising tone, rendering the connection likely unetymological.

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈpa̠(ː)k̚t͡ɕ͈ɥi] ~ [ˈpa̠(ː)k̚t͡ɕ͈y]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?bakjwi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?bagjwi
McCune–Reischauer?pakchwi
Yale Romanization?pākcwi

Noun

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박쥐 (bakjwi) (counter 마리)

  1. bat
    Synonym: 편복(蝙蝠) (pyeonbok)
    Hypernym: 날짐승 (naljimseung, winged animal)
  2. (figuratively, often derogatory) an opportunist

Hyponyms

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Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ 안옥규 (1996) “박쥐”, in 어원사전 (海外우리語文學硏究叢書; 62) (in Korean), reprint edition, 서울: 한국문화사, →ISBN, pages 181-182