거북

Jeju

Etymology

From Middle Korean 거붑〮 (kèpwúp). Cognate with Korean 거북 (geobuk).

Pronunciation

(Morphophonemic) IPA^(key): ⫽kəpuk⫽
(Jeju City) IPA^(key): [kəbuk̚]
Phonetic hangul: [거북]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization^?	geobuk
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	geobug
Yale Romanization^?	kepuk

Noun

거북 (geobuk)

tortoise. turtle

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 거붑〮 (Yale: kèpwúp). Compare the *kep in 껍질 (kkeopjil, “skin, bark”), 껍데기 (kkeopdegi, “shell”).

Pronunciation

(SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [kʌ̹buk̚]
Phonetic hangul: [거북]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization^?	geobuk
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	geobug
McCune–Reischauer^?	kŏbuk
Yale Romanization^?	kepuk

Noun

거북 • (geobuk) (counter 마리)

tortoise, turtle

Derived terms

거북목 (geobungmok, “text neck”)
거북이 (geobugi, “tortoise”)
돼지코거북 (dwaejikogeobuk, “pig-nose turtle”)

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