박제

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 剝製, from 剝 (“skin off”) + 製 (“make”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [pa̠k̚t͡ɕ͈e̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [박쩨]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	bakje
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	bagje
McCune–Reischauer?	pakche
Yale Romanization?	pakcey

Noun

박제 • (bakje) (hanja 剝製)

1. taxidermy
2. stuffed animal
   • 1936 September, Yi Sang, 이상(李箱), “날개 (Nalgae) [The Wings]”, in 朝(조)光(광) (Jogwang), number 11:

     「剝(박)製(제)가되어버린天(천)才(재)」를 아시오?

     “bakje-ga doeeo beorin cheonjae”-reul asio?

     Do you know the genius that has become a stuffing?

3. (Internet slang) Internet archive, especially of controversial material

Derived terms

• 박제하다 (剝製—, bakjehada, “to stuff”)
• 박제되다 (剝製—, bakjedoeda, “to be stuffed”)