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Korean
Etymology
Sino-Korean word from 白頭山, first attested in the Goryeosa (高麗史 / 고려사), 1454.
ᅟIn Korean, first attested in the "Chulsaegok" (出塞曲 / 출새곡), 1616, as Early Modern Korean ᄇᆡᆨ두산.
Pronunciation
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| Revised Romanization? | Baekdusan |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | Baegdusan |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | Paektusan |
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| Yale Romanization? | payktwusan |
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Proper noun
백두산 • (Baekdusan) (hanja 白頭山)
- Paektu Mountain, a mountain on the border between China and North Korea
백두산은 놉소. (North Korean grammar, medium-formality)- Baekdusan-eun nopso.
- Paektu Mountain is tall.
백두산은 높아요. (South Korean grammar, medium-formality)- Baekdusan-eun nopayo.
- Paektu Mountain is tall.