통
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| 토톡톢톣톤톥톦 톧톨톩톪톫톬톭 톮톯톰톱톲톳톴 통톶톷톸톹톺톻 | |
| 톄 ← | → 톼 |
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Korean
Etymology 1
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
통 • (tong)
Derived terms
- 통거미 (tonggeomi, “harvestman”)
Counter
통 • (tong)
- Counter for cabbages, gourds, etc.
Etymology 2
Sino-Korean word from 桶 (“barrel, bucket”).
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [tʰo̞ŋ]
- Phonetic hangul: [통]
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | tong |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | tong |
| McCune–Reischauer? | t'ong |
| Yale Romanization? | thong |
Noun
통 • (tong) (hanja 桶)
- barrel, bucket, cask, pail, vat
- Used in compounds to refer to body parts that resemble containers (being hollow, etc.), often with a colloquial nuance.
Derived terms
- 기름통(桶) (gireumtong, “oil drum”)
- 맘마통(桶) (mammatong, “large breasts”)
- 목욕통(沐浴桶) (mogyoktong, “bathtub”)
- 목통(桶) (moktong, “wooden barrel”)
- 물통(桶) (multong, “water bucket”)
- 밥통(桶) (baptong, “boiled rice vessel”)
- 벌통(桶) (beoltong, “beehive”)
- 술통(桶) (sultong, “liquor barrel”)
- 쓰레기통(桶) (sseuregitong, “garbage can”)
- 연장통(桶) (yeonjangtong, “toolbox”)
Etymology 3
Adverb
통 • (tong)
- abbreviation of 통째 (tongjjae)
Etymology 4
Modern Korean reading of various Chinese characters.
Syllable
통 • (tong)