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Korean
Etymology
See the main entry.
Pronunciation
| Romanizations |
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| Revised Romanization? | godung |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | godung |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | kodung |
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| Yale Romanization? | kotwung |
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Noun
고둥 • (godung)
- Standard form of 고동 (godong, “conch (shellfish)”).
Usage notes
- Despite being the prescriptive standard form, 고동 (godong), which is also the etymologically older form, is more common in actual speech.