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Korean
Pronunciation
| Romanizations |
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| Revised Romanization? | pitong |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | pitong |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | p'it'ong |
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| Yale Romanization? | phi.thong |
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Etymology 1
피 (pi, “blood”) + 통 (tong, “vessel”)
Noun
피통 • (pitong)
- (dialectal, Yukjin) a heart
- Synonyms: 심장 (simjang), 염통 (yeomtong), 중단전 (jungdanjeon)
Etymology 2
From French piton (“nail, spike”).
Noun
피통 • (pitong)
- a piton; a wedge driven into a rock for support
References
피통 in dictionaries at daum.net