토탄

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 土 (“earth, land”) + 炭 (“coal, charcoal”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [tʰo̞tʰa̠n]
• Phonetic hangul: [토탄]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	totan
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	totan
McCune–Reischauer?	t'ot'an
Yale Romanization?	tho.than

Noun

토탄 • (totan) (hanja 土炭)

1. peat, turf, sod

   Synonym: 이탄(泥炭) (itan)

Derived terms

Derived terms

• 토탄 습지(土炭濕地) (totan seupji, “peat bog, wetland”)
• 토탄층(土炭層) (totancheung, “peat deposit”)
• 토탄지(土炭地) (totanji, “peat bog”)
• 토탄(土炭) 늪 (totan neup, “peat bog”)