환도

Korean

Etymology 1

    Sino-Korean word from 環 (“rings (of the scabbard)”) + 刀 (“sword”)

    Pronunciation

    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?hwando
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?hwando
    McCune–Reischauer?hwando
    Yale Romanization?hwanto

    Noun

    환도 • (hwando) (hanja 環刀)

    1. (history, weaponry) single-bladed curved military sword used during the Joseon dynasty (much closer to Japanese wakazaki in appearance in real life)
    Derived terms
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    Etymology 2

    Sino-Korean word from 丸都. Christopher Beckwith proposes a native Korean etymology based on Old Chinese reading of the characters, approximately *warta, which can further be compared to Mongol ᠣᠷᠳᠣ.

    Pronunciation

    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?hwando
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?hwando
    McCune–Reischauer?hwando
    Yale Romanization?hwanto

    Proper noun

    환도 • (Hwando) (hanja 丸都)

    1. a fortress in ancient Goguryeo kingdom

    See also

    • 위나암성 (尉那巖城, winaamseong)
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