원동

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 遠東

    Pronunciation

    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?Wondong
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?Wondong
    McCune–Reischauer?Wŏndong
    Yale Romanization?wentong

    Proper noun

    원동 • (Wondong) (hanja 遠東)

    1. (rare in South Korea) the Far East; the Russian Far East
      • 2015 February 13, 김 월리엄 아나똘리비치 [gim wollieom anattollibichi], “공짜로 얻어먹은 김삿갓 [gongjjaro eodeomeogeun gimsatgat]”, in 한국구비문학대계 [han'gukgubimunhakdaegye]‎[1], 우즈베키스탄 타슈켄트 김병화 마을 [ujeubekiseutan tasyukenteu gimbyeonghwa ma'eul]:
        고레 사름 원동... 그래 김삿갓 얘기 그런 얘기 습지.
        Gore sareum-eun wondon-g'e... Geurae Gim Satgas-ui yaegi geureon yaegi-deur-eul man-seupji.
        Back in the Russian Far East, Koreans told a lot of stories about Kim Sat-Gat.