감투

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Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Beonyeok Bak Tongsa (飜譯朴通事 / 번역박통사), before 1517, as Middle Korean 감토.

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gamtu
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gamtu
McCune–Reischauer?kamt'u
Yale Romanization?kamthwu

Noun

감투 (gamtu)

  1. a horsehair cap worn by officials
  2. government post

Derived terms