단두대

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 斷頭臺

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈta̠(ː)ndudɛ] ~ [ˈta̠(ː)ndude̞]
    • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)/(ː)]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?dandudae
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?dandudae
    McCune–Reischauer?tandudae
    Yale Romanization?tāntwutay

    Noun

    단두대 • (dandudae) (hanja 斷頭臺)

    1. guillotine