거두

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 巨頭, from 巨 (“giant”) + 頭 (“head”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [kʌ̹du]
• Phonetic hangul: [거두]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	geodu
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	geodu
McCune–Reischauer?	kŏdu
Yale Romanization?	ketwu

Noun

거두 • (geodu) (hanja 巨頭)

1. prominent person, leader

Derived terms

• 거두고래 (巨頭—, geodugorae, “pilot whale”)