바둑
Korean
Etymology
First attested in the Bullyu dugongbu si eonhae (分類杜工部詩諺解 / 분류두공부시언해), 1481, as Middle Korean 바독〮 (Yale: pàtwók).While not perceived as a compound by any modern speakers, most likely originally 밭 (Yale: pàth, “cultivated field”) + *돍〯 (Yale: twǒlk, “stone”, presumed dialectal variant of Seoul 돓〯 (twǒlh, “stone”) whence modern dialectal 독 (dok, “stone”)), in reference to the checkerboard lines resembling a ploughed 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
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [pa̠duk̚]
- Phonetic hangul: [바둑]
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | baduk |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | badug |
| McCune–Reischauer? | paduk |
| Yale Romanization? | patwuk |
Noun
바둑 • (baduk)
- (board games) the game of Go (an ancient East Asian board game based on surrounding the opponent's territory)
- (go) go stone (the black-and-white stones used in the game of Go)
- Synonyms: 바둑돌 (badukdol), 바둑알 (badugal), 기석(棋石) (giseok), 기자(棋子) (gija)
Derived terms
- 바둑판 (badukpan, “Go board”)
- 바둑돌 (badukdol, “Go stone”)
- 바둑알 (badugal, “Go stone”)
See also
- 장기(將棋) (janggi, “janggi”)