원동

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Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 遠東

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?Wondong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?Wondong
McCune–Reischauer?Wŏndong
Yale Romanization?wentong

Proper noun

원동 (Wondong) (hanja 遠東)

  1. (rare) the Far East
  2. (Russia) The Russian Far East
    • 2015 February 13, 김 월리엄 아나똘리비치 [gim wollieom anattollibichi], “공짜로 얻어먹은 김삿갓 [gongjjaro eodeomeogeun gimsatgat]”, in 한국구비문학대계 [han'gukgubimunhakdaegye]‎, 우즈베키스탄 타슈켄트 김병화 마을 [ujeubekiseutan tasyukenteu gimbyeonghwa ma'eul]:
      고레 사름 원동... 그래 김삿갓 얘기 그런 얘기 습지.
      Gore sareum-eun wondong-e... Geurae Gim Satgas-ui yaegi geureon yaegi-deur-eul man-seupji.
      Back in the Russian Far East, Koreans told a lot of stories about Kim Sat-Gat.