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Korean
Etymology
First attested in the Samgang haengsildo (三綱行實圖 / 삼강행실도), 1511, as Middle Korean 바타ᇰ (Yale: pathang). From root √받 (*√bat, “flat”) + ㅎ (h, epenthetic sound) + —앙 (-ang, suffix).
Pronunciation
| Romanizations |
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| Revised Romanization? | batang |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | batang |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | pat'ang |
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| Yale Romanization? | pa.thang |
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Noun
바탕 • (batang)
- base, foundation
Synonyms
- 바닥 (badak, “bottom, floor”)
- 버텅 (beoteong, “stepping stone”)