두더지

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Hunmong jahoe (訓蒙字會 / 훈몽자회), 1527, as Middle Korean 두디〮쥐〮 (Yale: twùtí-cúy), from Middle Korean 두디— (twuti-, “to rummage, to dig”) + 쥐 (cwuy, “mouse, rat”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [tudʌ̹d͡ʑi]
• Phonetic hangul: [두더지]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	dudeoji
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	dudeoji
McCune–Reischauer?	tudŏji
Yale Romanization?	twuteci

Noun

두더지 • (dudeoji) (counter 마리)

1. mole, a small mammal that lives underground
2. a Japanese mole (Mogera wogura), in particular