바독

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Early Modern Korean

Etymology

From Middle Korean 바독〮 (pàtwók).

Noun

바독 (patwok)

  1. game of Go

Descendants

  • Korean: 바둑 (baduk)

Middle Korean

Etymology

Most likely (pàth, cultivated field) +‎ *돍〯 (twǒlk, stone), in reference to the checkerboard lines resembling a plowed field and the stones used to play the game (Martin 1996, p. 36). Other etymologies for the first element have been speculatively offered but are not plausible.

Pronunciation

Noun

바독〮 (pàtwók) (Idu script 波獨)

  1. the board game of go
    • 1481, 分類杜工部詩諺解 / 분류두공부시언해 [Bullyu dugongbu si eonhae], page 6:7b:
      니ᄅᆞ거ᄂᆞᆯ〮 드로〮니 (댜ᇰ)()바독〮 쟈ᇰ〯긔 ᄀᆞᆮ〮ᄒᆞ니〮
      nìlòkèn-ól tùlwónì TYANG.AN-í pàtwók cyǎngkùy kót-hòní
      According to what they say, Chang'an is like a game of go and chess

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