말벌

Korean

말벌 (2).

Etymology

From 말 (mal, “horse”) or 말– (mal–, “big”) + 벌 (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

(SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ma̠ɭbʌ̹ɭ]
Phonetic hangul: [말벌]

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

Noun

말벌 • (malbeol)

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

Derived terms

말벌과 (—科, malbeolgwa)
장수말벌 (將帥‒, jangsumalbeol, “Asian giant hornet”)
털보말벌 (teolbomalbeol, “Japanese yellow hornet”)

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