말벌

Korean

말벌 (2).

Etymology

From 말 (mal, “horse”) or 말– (mal–, “big”) + 벌 (beol, “bee”).

Compare Chinese 馬蜂／马蜂 (mǎfēng, literally “horse/big-bee”) > Sino-Korean 마봉 (馬蜂, mabong), Mongolian ᠮᠣᠷᠢᠨ
ᠵᠥᠭᠡᠢ (morin ǰögei) / морин зөгий (morin zögii, literally “horse-bee”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ma̠ɭbʌ̹ɭ]
• Phonetic hangul: [말벌]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	malbeol
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	malbeol
McCune–Reischauer?	malbŏl
Yale Romanization?	mal.pel

Noun

말벌 • (malbeol)

1. any wasp or hornet in the family Vespidae
2. (specifically) European hornet (Vespa crabro)

Derived terms

• 말벌과 (—科, malbeolgwa)
• 장수말벌 (將帥‒, jangsumalbeol, “Asian giant hornet”)
• 털보말벌 (teolbomalbeol, “Japanese yellow hornet”)