거북

From Middle Korean 거붑〮 (kèpwúp). Cognate with Korean 거북 (geobuk).

• (Morphophonemic) IPA^(key): ⫽kəpuk⫽
• (Jeju City) IPA^(key): [kəbuk̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [거북]

거북 (geobuk)

1. tortoise. turtle

First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 거붑〮 (Yale: kèpwúp). Compare the *kep in 껍질 (kkeopjil, “skin, bark”), 껍데기 (kkeopdegi, “shell”).

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [kʌ̹buk̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [거북]

거북 • (geobuk) (counter 마리)

1. tortoise, turtle

• 거북꼬리 (geobukkkori, “Boehmeria tricuspis”)
• 거북목 (geobungmok, “text neck”)
• 거북이 (geobugi, “tortoise”)
• 땅거북 (ttanggeobuk, “tortoise”)
• 돼지코거북 (dwaejikogeobuk, “pig-nose turtle”)
• 방사거북 (bangsageobuk, “radiated tortoise”)
• 사막거북 (samakgeobuk, “desert tortoise”)