구두

Korean

Etymology 1

Seems to be borrowed from Japanese 靴 (kutsu, “shoe”), attestable since 759 CE, but then some Japanese sources suggest that the Japanese term may have been borrowed from Korean 구두 (Can this⁽⁺⁾ etymology be sourced?). Compare Hamgyong Korean 구주 (guju). First attested in the Daehan Maeil Sinbo (大韓每日新報 / 대한매일신보) (No. 84), 1903. The late attestation also points to a late loanword from Japanese.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [kudu]
• Phonetic hangul: [구두]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gudu
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gudu
McCune–Reischauer?	kudu
Yale Romanization?	kwutwu

Noun

구두 • (gudu)

1. dress shoes (Western-style footwear made of leather)

   Synonym: (dated) 양혜(洋鞋) (yanghye)

   Hypernyms: 신 (sin, “shoes”), 신발 (sinbal, “shoes”)

See also

• 운동화(運動靴) (undonghwa, “athletic shoes”)

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 口頭 (“oral”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈku(ː)du]
• Phonetic hangul: [구(ː)두]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gudu
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gudu
McCune–Reischauer?	kudu
Yale Romanization?	kwūtwu

Noun

구두 • (gudu) (hanja 口頭)

1. word of mouth; verbal means