도적

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 盜賊. Doublet of 도둑 (doduk).

    Pronunciation

    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?dojeok
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?dojeog
    McCune–Reischauer?tojŏk
    Yale Romanization?tocek
    • South Gyeongsang (Busan) pitch accent: 의 / 도에 / 도적

      Syllables in red take high pitch. This word always takes high pitch only on the second syllable, except before consonant-initial multisyllabic suffixes, when it takes full low pitch.

    Noun

    도적 • (dojeok) (hanja 盜賊)

    1. (especially historical) bandit