바독

Early Modern Korean

Etymology

From Middle Korean 바독〮 (pàtwók).

Noun

바독 (patwok)

1. game of Go

Descendants

• Korean: 바둑 (baduk)

Middle Korean

Etymology

Most likely 밭 (pàth, “cultivated field”) +‎ *돍〯 (twǒlk, “stone”), in reference to the checkerboard lines resembling a plowed 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

• IPA^(key): /pà.tók/

Noun

바독〮 (pàtwók) (Idu script 波獨)

1. the board game of go
   • 1481, 分類杜工部詩諺解 / 분류두공부시언해 [Bullyu dugongbu si eonhae], page 6:7b:

     니ᄅᆞ거ᄂᆞᆯ〮 드로〮니 長(댜ᇰ)安(안)ㅣ 바독〮 쟈ᇰ〯긔 ᄀᆞᆮ〮ᄒᆞ니〮

     nìlòkèn-ól tùlwónì TYANG.AN-í pàtwók cyǎngkùy kót-hòní

     According to what they say, Chang'an is like a game of go and chess

Derived terms

• 바독〮범〯 (pàtwókpĕm, “leopard”)

 

Descendants

• Early Modern Korean: 바독 (patwok)
  • Korean: 바둑 (baduk)