도마뱀

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
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [to̞ma̠bɛm] ~ [to̞ma̠be̞m]
  • Phonetic hangul: [도마뱀/도마벰]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?domabaem
Revised Romanization (translit.)?domabaem
McCune–Reischauer?tomabaem
Yale Romanization?tomapaym

Noun

도마뱀 • (domabaem)

  1. any lizard
  2. the Tsushima ground skink, Scincella vandenburghi

Derived terms
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