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Korean
Etymology
Sino-Korean word from 半島, from 半 (“half”) + 島 (“island”). Possibly a calque of a Western word such as peninsula or Halbinsel.
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 |
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| Revised Romanization? | bando |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | bando |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | pando |
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| Yale Romanization? | pānto |
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Noun
반도 • (bando) (hanja 半島)
- (geography) peninsula
- (by extension) Korean peninsula
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