독도

Korean

Etymology

A calque-transliteration into Sino-Korean of native 독섬 (dokseom, “islet; rock in the sea”), equivalent to 독 (dok, dialectal form of 돌 (dol, “stone, rock”)) +‎ 섬 (seom, “island”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [to̞k̚t͈o̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [독또]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	Dokdo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	Dogdo
McCune–Reischauer?	Tokto
Yale Romanization?	tokto

Proper noun

독도 • (Dokdo) (hanja 獨島)

1. Liancourt Rocks (a small rock in the Sea of Japan (East Sea), disputed between the Koreas and Japan)