한도

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 限度.

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈha̠(ː)ndo̞]
    • Phonetic hangul: [한(ː)도]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?hando
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?hando
    McCune–Reischauer?hando
    Yale Romanization?hānto

    Noun

    한도 • (hando) (hanja 限度)

    1. limit; cap; ceiling
      그 은행은 최근에 내 여신 한도를 삭감했다.
      Geu eunhaeng'eun choegeune nae yeosin handoreul sakgamhaetda.
      That bank cut my line of credit recently.

    References

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