Korean/Words/말벌
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말벌
[edit | edit source]- Roman: mal-beol
- Noun [1]
- Relatives
- 벌 (beol, "bee")
- Comparatives
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- ↑ 말 (mal, "horse") + 벌 (beol, "bee")
- ↑ https://ko.dict.naver.com/#/search?query=말벌
- ↑ https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/말벌
- ↑ Or *horse-bee, as it is much bigger than common bees.
- ↑ Etymology: Probably a calque of Chinese 馬蜂 (mǎfēng).
- ↑ cf. Pferdeameise ("horse ant"), Pferdebremse ("horse fly"), Pferdeegel ("horse leech"), Pferdefliege ("horse fly").