탑

Korean

In imitation of the Chinese 塔 ta or pagoda.

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 塔 (“stupa, tower”), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Sanskrit स्तूप (stūpa).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [tʰa̠p̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [탑]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	tap
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	tab
McCune–Reischauer?	t'ap
Yale Romanization?	thap

Noun

탑 • (tap) (hanja 塔)

1. (Buddhism) a pagoda or such a monument that has evolved from the archaic stupa
2. a tower or similar tall structure.

Synonyms

• 탑파 (塔婆, tap'pa, “stupa”)
• 부도 (浮屠, budo, “pagoda”)

• 타워 (tawo, “tower”)
• 파고다 (pagoda, “pagoda”)

Derived terms

• 금자탑 (金字塔, geumjatap)
• 기념탑 (記念塔, ginyeomtap)
• 불탑 (佛塔, bultap)
• 상아탑 (象牙塔, sang'atap)
• 석탑 (石塔, seoktap)
• 첨탑 (尖塔, cheomtap)

• 탑돌이 (塔돌이, tapdori)
• 탑기단 (塔基壇, tapgidan)
• 탑신 (塔身, tapsin)
• 탑비 (塔碑, tapbi)

proper names

• 다보탑 (dabotap)
• 석가탑 (seokgatap)
• 원각사탑 (won'gaksatap)

• 바벨탑 (babeltap)
• 에펠탑 (epeltap)
• 피사탑 (pisatap)

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