담비
Korean
[edit]Etymology
[edit]First attested in the Yongbi eocheon'ga (龍飛御天歌 / 용비어천가), 1447, as Middle Korean 담뵈 (Yale: tàmpwòy).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ta̠mbi]
- Phonetic hangul: [담비]
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | dambi |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | dambi |
| McCune–Reischauer? | tambi |
| Yale Romanization? | tampi |
Noun
[edit]담비 • (dambi)
- a marten, particularly a yellow-throated marten (Martes flavigula).
Derived terms
[edit](proverbs):
- 호랑이 잡아먹는 담비 (horang'i jabameongneun dambi, literally “a marten that hunts tigers”)
(nouns):
- 검은담비 (geomeundambi, “sable (Martes zibellina)”)
- 닐기리담비 (nilgiridambi, “Nilgiri marten (Martes gwatkinsii)”)
- 바위담비 (bawidambi, “beech marten (Martes foina)”)
- 아메리카담비 (amerikadambi, “American marten (Martes americana)”)
- 유럽소나무담비 (yureopsonamudambi, “European pine marten (Martes martes)”)