족제비

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Dong'ui bogam (東醫寶鑑 / 동의보감), 1613, as Early Modern Korean 죡져비 (Yale: cyokcyepi). The current Standard Korean form is probably borrowed from a dialect that undergoes i-umlaut.

Cognate with Jeju 족 (jok), 족제비 (jokjebi). The former tells us that the word is likely a compound.

Pronunciation

(SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕo̞k̚t͡ɕ͈e̞bi]
Phonetic hangul: [족쩨비]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization^?	jokjebi
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	jogjebi
McCune–Reischauer^?	chokchebi
Yale Romanization^?	cokceypi

Noun

족제비 • (jokjebi)

weasel, specifically a Siberian weasel, Mustela sibirica.
Synonyms: 서랑 (seorang), 유서 (yuseo), 황서 (hwangseo), 황서랑 (hwangseorang)

Derived terms

무산쇠족제비 (musansoejokjebi, “least weasel”)
쇠족제비 (soejokjebi, “least weasel”)
얼룩족제비 (eollukjokjebi, “marbled polecat”)
족제비오소리 (jokjebiosori, “ferret-badger”)

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