말벌
Korean
Etymology
From 말 (mal, “horse”) or 말— (mal–, “big”) + 벌 (beol, “bee”).
Compare Chinese 馬蜂 (literally “horse/big-bee”) > Sino-Korean 마봉 (馬蜂, mabong), Mongolian ᠮᠣᠷᠢᠨ
ᠵᠥᠭᠡᠢ (morin ǰögei) / морин зөгий (morin zögij, literally “horse-bee”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key)[ma̠ɭbʌ̹ɭ]
- Phonetic Hangul[말벌]
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Noun
말벌 • (malbeol)
- any wasp or hornet in the family Vespidae
- (specifically) European hornet (Vespa crabro)
Derived terms
- 말벌과 (—科, malbeolgwa)
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