구두
Korean
Etymology 1
First attested in the Daehan Maeil Sinbo (大韓毎日新報 / 대한매일신보) (5451), 1904. From Japanese 靴 (kutsu, “shoe”) (compare Hamgyeong dialect form 구주 (guju)).[1]
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)
- dress shoes (especially western type of the footwears made from leather)
See also
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)
- oral, spoken, word of mouth