바독

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 밭 (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

  • IPA(key): /pà.tók/

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 長(댜ᇰ)安(안)ㅣ 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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