도금

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 鍍金

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈto̞(ː)ɡɯm]
• Phonetic hangul: [도(ː)금]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	dogeum
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	dogeum
McCune–Reischauer?	togŭm
Yale Romanization?	tōkum

Noun

도금 • (dogeum) (hanja 鍍金)

1. plating, gilding