백두산

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 白頭山, first attested in the Goryeosa (高麗史 / 고려사), 1454.

    ᅟIn Korean, first attested in the "Chulsaegok" (出塞曲 / 출새곡), 1616, as Early Modern Korean ᄇᆡᆨ두산.

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [pɛk̚t͈usʰa̠n] ~ [pe̞k̚t͈usʰa̠n]
    • Phonetic hangul: [백뚜산/벡뚜산]
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?Baekdusan
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?Baegdusan
    McCune–Reischauer?Paektusan
    Yale Romanization?payktwusan

    Proper noun

    백두산 • (Baekdusan) (hanja 白頭山)

    1. Paektu Mountain, a mountain on the border between China and North Korea
      백두산은 놉소. (North Korean grammar, medium-formality)
      Baekdusan-eun nopso.
      Paektu Mountain is tall.
      백두산은 높아요. (South Korean grammar, medium-formality)
      Baekdusan-eun nopayo.
      Paektu Mountain is tall.
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