통-

See also: 통

Korean

Etymology

From 통 (tong, “completely, entirely”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [tʰo̞ŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [통]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	tong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	tong
McCune–Reischauer?	t'ong
Yale Romanization?	thong

Prefix

통 • (tong-)

1. (before a noun) as a whole, whole

   ‎통 (tong-) + ‎닭 (dak, “chicken”) → ‎통닭 (tongdak, “whole chicken”)

2. (before a noun or verb) wholly, averagely

   ‎통 (tong-) + ‎밀다 (milda, “to support”) → ‎통밀다 (tongmilda, “to treat equally”)

Derived terms

Korean terms prefixed with 통-

통자