둑

Korean

Etymology

Of native Korean origin.

Noun

둑 • (duk)

1. dike, bank, embankment

Synonyms

• 담 (dam): wall
• 방죽 (防築, bangjuk): dike, bank
• 제방 (堤防, jebang): dike, bank

Antonyms

• 둔 (屯, dun): dune, fort
• 둔덕 (dundeok): dune
• 둔치 (dunchi): dune

Derived terms

• 강둑 (江둑, gangduk): riverbank
• 논둑 (nonduk): levee, ridge (of a paddy)
• 밭둑 (batduk): levee, ridge (of a patch)

Related terms

• 두께 (dukke): thickness
• 두둑 (duduk): levee, ridge
• 두덩 (dudeong): dune, mound (as of eyes, pubes, etc.)
• 언덕 (eondeok): hill
• 우뚝 (uttuk): upright, aloft

See also

• 바람 (baram): (obsolete) enclosure, wall
• 울 (ul): wall, fence
• 움 (um): dugout