호박벌

Korean

Etymology

From 호박 (hobak, “pumpkin”) +‎ 벌 (beol, “bee”), noting how the abdomen of bumblebees resembles a pumpkin.

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ɸʷo̞ba̠k̚p͈ʌ̹ɭ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [호박뻘]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?hobakbeol
Revised Romanization (translit.)?hobagbeol
McCune–Reischauer?hobakpŏl
Yale Romanization?hopakpeql

Noun

호박벌 • (hobakbeol)

  1. a bumblebee
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