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Korean
Etymology
First attested in the Hunmong jahoe (訓蒙字會 / 훈몽자회), 1527, as Middle Korean 두디〮쥐〮 (Yale: twùtí-cúy), from Middle Korean 두디— (twuti-, “to rummage, to dig”) + 쥐 (cwuy, “mouse, rat”).
Pronunciation
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| Revised Romanization? | dudeoji |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | dudeoji |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | tudŏji |
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| Yale Romanization? | twuteci |
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Noun
두더지 • (dudeoji) (counter 마리)
- mole, a small mammal that lives underground
- a Japanese mole (Mogera wogura), in particular