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Korean
Alternative forms
- 독갑이 (dokgabi), 돗갑이 (dotgabi), 독ᄭᅡᆸ이 (dokkabi) — Early Modern
Etymology
First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 돗〮가비〮 (Yale: twóskàpí).
Pronunciation
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Revised Romanization? | dokkaebi |
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Revised Romanization (translit.)? | do'kkaebi |
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McCune–Reischauer? | tokkaebi |
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Yale Romanization? | to.kkaypi |
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Noun
도깨비 • (dokkaebi)
- (mythology) dokkaebi (mythical being in Korean folklore or fairy tales)
Derived terms
- 낮도깨비 (natdokkaebi, “daytime haunt”)
- 도깨비바늘 (dokkaebibaneul, “Spanish needles”)
- 도깨비불 (dokkaebibul, “will-o'-the-wisp”)