동문

Korean

Etymology 1

    Sino-Korean word from 洞 (“cave, grotto”) + 門 (“door”).

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈto̞(ː)ŋmun]
    • Phonetic hangul: [동(ː)문]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?dongmun
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?dongmun
    McCune–Reischauer?tongmun
    Yale Romanization?tōngmun

    Noun

    동문 • (dongmun) (hanja 洞門)

    1. entrance to a cave or grotto
    2. a row of doors one after the other, in an enfilade

    Etymology 2

      Sino-Korean word from 同門 (“classmate”).

      Pronunciation

      Romanizations
      Revised Romanization?dongmun
      Revised Romanization (translit.)?dongmun
      McCune–Reischauer?tongmun
      Yale Romanization?tongmun

      Noun

      동문 • (dongmun) (hanja 同門)

      1. alumnus, alumni

      Etymology 3

        Sino-Korean word from 東門, from 東 (“east”) + 門 (“gate”).

        Pronunciation

        Romanizations
        Revised Romanization?dongmun
        Revised Romanization (translit.)?dongmun
        McCune–Reischauer?tongmun
        Yale Romanization?tongmun

        Noun

        동문 • (dongmun) (hanja 東門)

        1. east gate (the eastern gate of a walled city)
        Coordinate terms
        • 남문(南門) (nammun, “south gate”)
        • 북문(北門) (bungmun, “north gate”)
        • 서문(西門) (seomun, “west gate”)

        Etymology 4

          Sino-Korean word from 同文, from 同 (“same”) + 文 (“writing”).

          Pronunciation

          Romanizations
          Revised Romanization?dongmun
          Revised Romanization (translit.)?dongmun
          McCune–Reischauer?tongmun
          Yale Romanization?tongmun

          Noun

          동문 • (dongmun) (hanja 同文)

          1. same text or letter
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