통

Korean

Etymology 1

Of native Korean origin.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [tʰo̞ŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [통]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	tong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	tong
McCune–Reischauer?	t'ong
Yale Romanization?	thong

Suffix

—통 • (-tong)

1. suffix used to form nouns refferring to parts of the body

   염통 ― yeomtong ― heart (organ)

   목통 ― moktong ― throat, neck

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 桶 (“barrel, bucket”).

Noun

통 • (tong) (hanja 桶)

1. barrel, bucket, cask, drum, pail, tub, vat

Derived terms

• 기름통 (gireumtong): oil drum
• 깡통 (kkangtong): can
• 목욕통 (沐浴桶, mogyoktong): bathtub
• 물통 (multong): water bucket
• 밥통 (baptong): boiled rice vessel
• 술통 (sultong): liquor barrel
• 연장통 (yeonjangtong): toolbox
• 필통 (piltong): pencil case