담비

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Yongbi eocheon'ga (龍飛御天歌 / 용비어천가), 1447, as Middle Korean 담뵈 (Yale: tàmpwòy).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ta̠mbi]
• Phonetic hangul: [담비]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	dambi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	dambi
McCune–Reischauer?	tambi
Yale Romanization?	tampi

Noun

담비 • (dambi)

1. a marten, particularly a yellow-throated marten (Martes flavigula).

Derived terms

proverbs

• 호랑이 잡아먹는 담비 (horang'i jabameongneun dambi, literally “a marten that hunts tigers”)

 

nouns

• 검은담비 (geomeundambi, “sable”)
• 닐기리담비 (nilgiridambi, “Nilgiri marten”)
• 바위담비 (bawidambi, “beech marten”)
• 아메리카담비 (amerikadambi, “American marten”)
• 유럽소나무담비 (yureopsonamudambi, “European pine marten”)