필통

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 筆筒

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [pʰiɭtʰo̞ŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [필통]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	piltong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	piltong
McCune–Reischauer?	p'ilt'ong
Yale Romanization?	phil.thong

Noun

필통 • (piltong) (hanja 筆筒)

1. brush case
2. pencil case, pencil box
   • 2012, Kyubyong Park, Learner's Korean-English Dictionary, Tuttle Publishing, page 238:

     필통 속을 찾아봐.

     Piltong sog-eul chajabwa.

     Look inside the pencil case. (informal non-polite speech style)