백두

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 白頭.

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [pɛk̚t͈u] ~ [pe̞k̚t͈u]
    • Phonetic hangul: [백뚜/벡뚜]
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?Baekdu
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?Baegdu
    McCune–Reischauer?Paektu
    Yale Romanization?payktwu

    Proper noun

    백두 • (Baekdu) (hanja 白頭)

    1. short for 백두산(白頭山) (Baekdusan, “Paektu Mountain (on the China-North Korea border)”)
      백두혈통 ― baekduhyeoltong ― the Paektu bloodline
      백두령장 ― baekduryeongjang ― Paektu general

    Descendants

    • → English: Baekdu, Paektu
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