환도
Appearance
Korean
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]Sino-Korean word from 環 (“rings (of the scabbard)”) + 刀 (“sword”)
Pronunciation
[edit]- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ɸwa̠ndo̞]
- Phonetic hangul: [환도]
Romanizations | |
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Revised Romanization? | hwando |
Revised Romanization (translit.)? | hwando |
McCune–Reischauer? | hwando |
Yale Romanization? | hwanto |
Noun
[edit]- (history, weaponry) single-bladed curved military sword used during the Joseon dynasty (much closer to Japanese wakazaki in appearance in real life)
Derived terms
[edit]- 환도상어 (hwandosang'eo, “thresher shark”)
See also
[edit]Etymology 2
[edit]Sino-Korean word from 丸都. Christopher Beckwith proposes a native Korean etymology based on Old Chinese reading of the characters, approximately *warta, which can further be compared to Mongol ᠣᠷᠳᠣ.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ɸwa̠ndo̞]
- Phonetic hangul: [환도]
Romanizations | |
---|---|
Revised Romanization? | hwando |
Revised Romanization (translit.)? | hwando |
McCune–Reischauer? | hwando |
Yale Romanization? | hwanto |