동
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| 도독돆돇돈돉돊 돋돌돍돎돏돐돑 돒돓돔돕돖돗돘 동돚돛돜돝돞돟 | |
| 뎨 ← | → 돠 |
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Korean
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key):
- Phonetic hangul:
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | dong |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | dong |
| McCune–Reischauer? | tong |
| Yale Romanization? | tong |
Etymology 1
Sino-Korean word from 冬 (“winter”).
Noun
Etymology 2
Sino-Korean word from 洞.
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key):
- Phonetic hangul:
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | dong |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | dong |
| McCune–Reischauer? | tong |
| Yale Romanization? | tōng |
Noun
Etymology 3
Sino-Korean word from 東 (“east”).
Noun
Synonyms
Coordinate terms
- (compass points)
| 서북(西北) (seobuk) 북서(北西) (bukseo) |
북(北) (buk) | 동북(東北) (dongbuk) 북동(北東) (bukdong) |
| 서(西) (seo) | 
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동(東) (dong) |
| 서남(西南) (seonam) 남서(南西) (namseo) |
남(南) (nam) | 동남(東南) (dongnam) 남동(南東) (namdong) |
Etymology 4
Sino-Korean word from 銅 (“copper”).
Noun
Etymology 5
Sino-Korean word from 銅 (“copper”), borrowed from Vietnamese đồng.