식도

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 食道, from 食 (“food, rice”) + 道 (“way”)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ɕʰik̚t͈o̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [식또]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	sikdo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	sigdo
McCune–Reischauer?	sikto
Yale Romanization?	sikto

Noun

식도 • (sikdo) (hanja 食道)

1. (anatomy) oesophagus, esophagus; gullet

   Synonyms: (North Korea) 식관(食管) (sikgwan), 밥길 (bapgil)

See also

• 기도(氣道) (gido, “airway”)

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 食刀, from 食 (“eat”) + 刀 (“knife”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ɕʰik̚t͈o̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [식또]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	sikdo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	sigdo
McCune–Reischauer?	sikto
Yale Romanization?	sikto

Noun

식도 • (sikdo) (hanja 食刀)

1. kitchen knife

   Synonyms: 식(食)칼 (sik'kal), 부엌칼 (bueok'kal)

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 識度, from 識 (“awareness”) + 度 (“tolerance”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ɕʰik̚t͈o̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [식또]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	sikdo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	sigdo
McCune–Reischauer?	sikto
Yale Romanization?	sikto

Noun

식도 • (sikdo) (hanja 識度)

1. insight and magnanimity