대동강

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 大同江

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈtɛ(ː)do̞ŋɡa̠ŋ] ~ [ˈte̞(ː)do̞ŋɡa̠ŋ]
    • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)/(ː)]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?Daedonggang
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?Daedonggang
    McCune–Reischauer?Taedonggang
    Yale Romanization?tāytongkang

    Proper noun

    대동강 • (Daedonggang) (hanja 大同江)

    1. Taedong River (a river in North Korea)