바둑

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Bullyu dugongbu si eonhae (分類杜工部詩諺解 / 분류두공부시언해), 1481, as Middle Korean 바독〮 (Yale: pàtwók). While not perceived as a compound by any modern speakers, most likely originally 밭 (Yale: pàth, “cultivated field”) + *돍〯 (Yale: twǒlk, “stone”, presumed dialectal variant of Seoul 돓〯 (twǒlh, “stone”) whence modern dialectal 독 (dok, “stone”)), in reference to the checkerboard lines resembling a ploughed field and the stones used to play the game (Martin 1996, p. 36). Other etymologies for the first element have been speculatively offered but are not plausible.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [pa̠duk̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [바둑]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	baduk
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	badug
McCune–Reischauer?	paduk
Yale Romanization?	patwuk

Noun

바둑 • (baduk)

1. (board games) the game of Go (an ancient East Asian board game based on surrounding the opponent's territory)
2. (go) go stone (the black-and-white stones used in the game of Go)

   Synonyms: 바둑돌 (badukdol), 바둑알 (badugal), 기석(棋石) (giseok), 기자(棋子) (gija)

Derived terms

• 바둑판 (badukpan, “Go board”)
• 바둑돌 (badukdol, “Go stone”)
• 바둑알 (badugal, “Go stone”)

See also

• 장기(將棋) (janggi, “janggi”)