파단

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from (breaking) + (dividing)

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈpʰa̠(ː)da̠n]
    • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?padan
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?padan
    McCune–Reischauer?p'adan
    Yale Romanization?phātan

    Noun

    파단 • (padan) (hanja 破斷)

    1. (physics) rupture

    Derived terms

    • 파단강도 (padan'gangdo, “rupture strength”)