편도

Korean

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [pʰjʌ̹ndo̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [편도]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	pyeondo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	pyeondo
McCune–Reischauer?	p'yŏndo
Yale Romanization?	phyento

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 扁桃 (“almond”)

Noun

편도 • (pyeondo) (hanja 扁桃)

1. almond

Synonyms

• 아몬드 (amondeu)

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 片道

Noun

편도 • (pyeondo) (hanja 片道)

1. one-way
   • 2014, Mark Vincent, Jaehoon Yeon, Complete Korean Beginner to Intermediate Course:

     편도를 드릴까요, 왕복을 드릴까요?

     pyeondoreul deurilkkayo, wangbogeul deurilkkayo?

     Would you like one-way or round-trip?

Antonyms

• 왕복 (往復, wangbok)

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 便道

Noun

편도 • (pyeondo) (hanja 便道)

1. (rare) easy route