반도

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Korean[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Sino-Korean word from 半島, from (half) + (island). Possibly a calque of a Western word such as peninsula or Halbinsel.

Pronunciation[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

반도 (bando) (hanja 半島)

  1. (geography) peninsula
  2. (by extension) Korean peninsula

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