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U+B4F1, 등
HANGUL SYLLABLE DEUNG
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Hangul Syllables




듀 ←→ 듸

Korean

Etymology 1

First attested in the Worin seokbo (月印釋譜 / 월인석보), 1459, as Middle Korean 드ᇰ (Yale: tung).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?deung
Revised Romanization (translit.)?deung
McCune–Reischauer?tŭng
Yale Romanization?tung

South Gyeongsang (Busan) pitch accent: 의 / 에 / 등

Syllables in red take high pitch. This word takes low pitch only before consonant-initial multisyllabic suffixes.

Noun

(deung)

  1. (anatomy) back of a person or animal
Synonyms
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from (lantern).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?deung
Revised Romanization (translit.)?deung
McCune–Reischauer?tŭng
Yale Romanization?tung

South Gyeongsang (Busan) pitch accent: 의 / 에 / 등

Syllables in red take high pitch. This word takes low pitch only before consonant-initial multisyllabic suffixes.

Noun

(deung) (hanja )

  1. lantern
Derived terms

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from

Noun

(deung) (hanja )

  1. rank.
  2. et cetera, often in series: "등등"
Synonyms

Etymology 4

Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

Syllable

(deung)