수도

Korean

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [sʰudo̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [수도]

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

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 首都, from 首 (“chief”) + 都 (“city”)

Noun

수도 • (sudo) (hanja 首都)

1. The capital of a country.

Derived terms

• 수도권 (首都圈, sudogwon, “metropolitan area”)

See also

• 경 (京, gyeong)
• 서울 (seoul)

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 水道, from 水 (“water”) + 道 (“road”)

Noun

수도 • (sudo) (hanja 水道)

1. waterworks (municipal utility)
2. tap water
3. A shipping channel; a water route.

Coordinate terms

• 육도 (陸道, yukdo, “land roads”)

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 囚徒, from 囚 (“imprisoning”) + 徒 (“group”)

Noun

수도 • (sudo) (hanja 囚徒)

1. inmate

Etymology 4

Sino-Korean word from 修道, from 修 (“cleaning”) + 道 (“the Way”)

Noun

수도 • (sudo) (hanja 修道)

1. asceticism; spiritual discipline

Derived terms

• 수도원 (修道院, sudowon, “Catholic monastery”)

Etymology 5

Sino-Korean word from 水稻, from 水 (“water”) + 稻 (“rice plant”)

Noun

수도 • (sudo) (hanja 水稻)

1. wet-field rice; rice planted underwater

Etymology 6

Sino-Korean word from 水都 (“city of water”)

Noun

수도 • (sudo) (hanja 水都)

1. city of water

Etymology 7

Sino-Korean word from 隧道 (“tunnel”)

Noun

수도 • (sudo) (hanja 隧道)

1. tunnel