양탄자

Korean

Maybe the oldest carpet, buried 5th century BC in Pazyryk, Siberia.

Etymology

Compounded from 양 (洋, yang, “Western”) and 탄자 (tanja), which is a non-Sino-Korean reading of 담자 (毯子, damja, “carpet”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ja̠ŋtʰa̠ɲd͡ʑa̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [양탄자]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	yangtanja
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	yangtanja
McCune–Reischauer?	yangt'anja
Yale Romanization?	yangthan.ca

Noun

양탄자 • (yangtanja)

1. carpet, tapestry

Synonyms

• 담요 (毯—, damyo, “woolen fabric, blanket”)
• 모전 (毛氈, mojeon, “woolen fabric, blanket”)
• 모포 (毛布, mopo, “woolen fabric, blanket”)
• 융단 (絨緞, yungdan, “woolen fabric, blanket”)

See also

• 거적 (geojeok, “top, mat”)
• 걸이 (geori, “hanger”)
• 깔개 (kkalgae, “mat”)
• 깔다 (kkalda, “to spread”)
• 깔리다 (kkallida, “to be spread”)
• 깔판 (kkalpan, “flooring”)
• 덮개 (deopgae, “top, deck”)
• 덮다 (deopda, “to top, deck”)
• 덮이다 (deopida, “to be topped”)
• 돗자리 (dotjari, “mat”)
• 멍석 (meongseok, “mat”)
• 펼치다 (pyeolchida, “to spread”)