동네

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Korean

Etymology

Nativisation of the Sino-Korean term 동내 (洞內, dongnae, “within the district”).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key):
  • Phonetic hangul:
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?dongne
Revised Romanization (translit.)?dongne
McCune–Reischauer?tongne
Yale Romanization?tōngney
  • South Gyeongsang (Busan) pitch accent: / 동 / 동

    Syllables in red take high pitch. This word always takes high pitch only on the second syllable, and also heightens the subsequent suffixed syllable.

Noun

동네 (dongne)

  1. neighborhood