Korean/Words/말벌

말벌

A hornet or *horse-bee

Roman: mal-beol
Noun [1]
‘호박벌’을 일상적으로 이르는 말. 동물 말벌과의 벌을 통틀어 이르는 말. 동물 말벌과의 벌. 몸은 암컷이 2.5cm, 수컷이 2cm 정도이며, 검은 갈색에 갈색 또는 누런 갈색의 털이 나 있다. [2] [3]
a hornet [4]

Relatives

벌 (beol, "bee")

Comparatives

말벌 #Korean 말 (mal, "horse") + 벌 (beol, "bee") 馬蜂 #Chinese 馬 (mǎ, "horse") + 蜂 (fēng, "bee") морин зөгий #Mongolian ^[5] морин (morin, "horse") + зөгий (zögij, "bee")
eşek arısı #Turkish eşek (eşek, "mule") + arısı (arısı, "bee's") ձիաբոռ #Armenian ձի (ji, "horse") + ա (a, interfix) + բոռ (boṙ, "bee") lódarázs #Hungarian ló (ló, "horse") + darázs (darázs, "bee") shellan cabbyl #Manx shellan ("bee") + cabbyl ("horse")
פֿערדבין #Yiddish פֿערד‎ (ferd, "horse") +‎ בין‎ (bin, "bee") pferdebiene #German Pferd ("horse") + e + Biene ("bee") ^[6] horse bee #English horse ("horse") + bee ("bee")

↑ 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").

[1] 말 (mal, "horse") + 벌 (beol, "bee")

[2] ttps://ko.dict.naver.com/#/search?query=말벌

[3] ttps://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/말벌

[4] Or *horse-bee, as it is much bigger than common bees.

[5] Etymology: Probably a calque of Chinese 馬蜂 (mǎfēng).

[6] . Pferdeameise ("horse ant"), Pferdebremse ("horse fly"), Pferdeegel ("horse leech"), Pferdefliege ("horse fly").

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