등대

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 燈臺, from 燈 (“lantern, lamp”) + 臺 (“tower”)

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [tɯŋdɛ] ~ [tɯŋde̞]
    • Phonetic hangul: [등대/등데]
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?deungdae
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?deungdae
    McCune–Reischauer?tŭngdae
    Yale Romanization?tungtay

    Noun

    등대 • (deungdae) (hanja 燈臺)

    1. lighthouse

    Derived terms

    • 등대지기 (deungdaejigi): lighthouse keeper
    • 등댓불 (deungdaetbul): beacon

    See also

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