빵

Korean

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [p͈a̠ŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [빵]

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

Etymology 1

From Japanese パン (pan, “bread”), from Portuguese pão (“bread”), from Latin panis (“bread”). Compare French pain, Italian pane, Romanian pâine, Spanish pan.

Noun

빵 • (ppang)

1. bread
2. zero

Derived terms

• 계란빵 (gyeranppang)
• 국화빵 (gukhwappang)
• 링어빵 (ring'eoppang)
• 붕어빵 (bung'eoppang)
• 어빵 (eoppang)

 

Synonyms

• 영 (yeong) (zero)
• 공 (gong) (oh)

Etymology 2

Of native Korean origin. Onomatopoeia

Interjection

빵 • (ppang)

1. bang!

Synonyms

• 팡 (pang)
• 펑 (peong)

• 탕 (tang)
• 탁 (tak)

• 땅 (ttang)
• 딱 (ttak)

See also

• 펑크 (peongkeu, “puncture”) (loanword)
• 방아 (bang'a, “pounding, milling (with mortar and pestle)”)