백두

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 白頭.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [pɛk̚t͈u] ~ [pe̞k̚t͈u]
• Phonetic hangul: [백뚜/벡뚜]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	Baekdu
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	Baegdu
McCune–Reischauer?	Paektu
Yale Romanization?	payktwu

Proper noun

백두 • (Baekdu) (hanja 白頭)

1. Short for 백두산(白頭山) (Baekdusan, “Paektu Mountain (on the China-North Korea border)”).

   백두혈통 ― baekduhyeoltong ― the Paektu bloodline

   백두령장 ― baekduryeongjang ― Paektu general

   • 1961, “세상에 부럼없어라 (Sesang'e bureomeopseora) [We have nothing to envy in this world]”, 집체(集體) (jipche, “collective work”) (lyrics):

     백두의 넋을 이어 빛나는 내 조국 두렴 몰라라.

     Baekdu-ui neoks-eul ieo binnaneun nae joguk duryeom mollara.

     My glorious fatherland, inheriting the Paektu spirit, fears nothing.

Descendants

• → English: Paektu