수도

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Korean

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?sudo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?sudo
McCune–Reischauer?sudo
Yale Romanization?swuto

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 首都, from 首 (“chief”) + 都 (“city”)

Noun

수도 • (sudo) (hanja 首都)

  1. capital (of a country)
Derived terms
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Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 水道, from 水 (“water”) + 道 (“road”).

Noun

수도 • (sudo) (hanja 水道)

  1. waterworks (municipal utility)
  2. tap water
  3. a shipping channel, water route
Coordinate terms

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 囚徒, from 囚 (“imprisoning”) + 徒 (“group”).

Noun

수도 • (sudo) (hanja 囚徒)

  1. inmate

Etymology 4

Sino-Korean word from 修道, from 修 (“cleaning”) + 道 (“way, Dao”).

Noun

수도 • (sudo) (hanja 修道)

  1. (religion) asceticism, spiritual discipline
Derived terms

Etymology 5

Sino-Korean word from 水稻, from 水 (“water”) + 稻 (“rice plant”).

Noun

수도 • (sudo) (hanja 水稻)

  1. (agriculture) wet-field rice, rice planted underwater

Etymology 6

Sino-Korean word from 水都, from 水 (“water”) + 都 (“city”).

Noun

수도 • (sudo) (hanja 水都)

  1. city of water

Etymology 7

Sino-Korean word from 隧道 (“tunnel”).

Noun

수도 • (sudo) (hanja 隧道)

  1. tunnel
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