파도

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 波濤, from 波 (“wave”) + 濤 (“wave”)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [pʰa̠do̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [파도]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	pado
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	pado
McCune–Reischauer?	p'ado
Yale Romanization?	phato

Noun

파도 • (pado) (hanja 波濤)

1. A wave of water or emotion.

   파도는 대부분 바람에 의해 만들어진다.

   padoneun daebubun barame uihae mandeureojinda.

   Waves are mostly made by the wind.

2. A powerful societal trend.