말벌

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말벌 (2).

Etymology

From (mal, “horse”) or 말– (mal–, “big”) + (beol, “bee”).

Compare Chinese 馬蜂 / 马蜂 (mǎfēng, literally horse/big-bee) > Sino-Korean 마봉 (馬蜂, mabong), Mongolian ᠮᠣᠷᠢᠨ
ᠵᠥᠭᠡᠢ
(morin ǰögei) / морин зөгий (morin zögii, literally horse-bee).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?malbeol
Revised Romanization (translit.)?malbeol
McCune–Reischauer?malbŏl
Yale Romanization?mal.pel

Noun

말벌 (malbeol)

  1. any wasp or hornet in the family Vespidae
  2. (specifically) European hornet (Vespa crabro)

Derived terms