족제비

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Dong'ui bogam (東醫寶鑑 / 동의보감), 1613, as Early Modern Korean 죡져비 (Yale: cyokcyepi). The current Standard Korean form is probably borrowed from a dialect that undergoes i-umlaut.

Cognate with Jeju 족 (jok), 족제비 (jokjebi). The former tells us that the word is likely a compound.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕo̞k̚t͡ɕ͈e̞bi]
• Phonetic hangul: [족쩨비]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	jokjebi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	jogjebi
McCune–Reischauer?	chokchebi
Yale Romanization?	cokceypi

Noun

족제비 • (jokjebi)

1. weasel, specifically a Siberian weasel, Mustela sibirica.

   Synonyms: 서랑 (seorang), 유서 (yuseo), 황서 (hwangseo), 황서랑 (hwangseorang)

Derived terms

• 무산쇠족제비 (musansoejokjebi, “least weasel”)
• 쇠족제비 (soejokjebi, “least weasel”)
• 얼룩족제비 (eollukjokjebi, “marbled polecat”)
• 족제비오소리 (jokjebiosori, “ferret-badger”)