다람쥐

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Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Dictionnaire coréen-français, 1880, as Early Modern Korean 다ᄅᆞᆷ쥐 (Yale: talomcwuy), from Middle Korean ᄃᆞ라미〮 (Yale: tòlàmí, “chipmunk”) + 쥐 (jwi, “mouse, rat”).

By surface analysis, 달음 (dareum, “(dated) running”) +‎ 쥐 (jwi, “mouse, rat”).

Pronunciation

다람쥐
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?daramjwi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?dalamjwi
McCune–Reischauer?taramjwi
Yale Romanization?talamcwi

Noun

다람쥐 • (daramjwi) (counter 마리)

  1. chipmunk
  2. (loosely) squirrel; animal of the Sciuridae family, but normally excluding the 청설모 (cheongseolmo, “squirrel of the Sciurus genus”).

Usage notes

  • Note that English squirrel is usually translated as 다람쥐 (daramjwi), despite not being scientifically precise.

Derived terms

See also

Wikious
Boobota
Sagapedia