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Korean
Etymology
First attested in the Hunmong jahoe (訓蒙字會 / 훈몽자회), 1527, as Middle Korean 도마〮ᄇᆡ〮얌〮 (Yale: twòmápóyyám).
Compound of 도마 (doma) + 뱀 (baem, “snake”). The first part may be related to 도막 (domak), 도막도막 (domakdomak).
Pronunciation
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| Revised Romanization? | domabaem |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | domabaem |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | tomabaem |
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| Yale Romanization? | tomapaym |
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Noun
도마뱀 • (domabaem)
- any lizard
- the Tsushima ground skink, Scincella vandenburghi
Derived terms
- 유럽무족도마뱀 (yureommujokdomabaem, “slowworm”)