동

동 U+B3D9, 동 HANGUL SYLLABLE DONG Composition: ㄷ + ㅗ + ㅇ ← 돘 [U+B3D8] Hangul Syllables 돚 → [U+B3DA]

Korean

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(ključ): [to̞ŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [동]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	dong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	dong
McCune–Reischauer?	tong
Yale Romanization?	tong

Etymology 1

도독돆돇돈돉돊 돋돌돍돎돏돐돑 돒돓돔돕돖돗돘 동돚돛돜돝돞돟
뎨 ←	→ 돠

Syllable

동 (dong)

1. A Hangul syllabic block made up of ㄷ, ㅗ, and ㅇ.

Etymology 2

Noun

동 (dong)

1. east (hanja: 東)
2. winter (hanja: 冬)

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(ključ): [to̞(ː)ŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [동(ː)]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	dong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	dong
McCune–Reischauer?	tong
Yale Romanization?	tōng

Noun

동 (dong)

1. neighborhood (hanja: 洞)

   Šablon:list:administrative divisions of South Korea/ko

Etymology 4

Prefix

동 (dong)

1. eastern- (hanja: 東)

Related terms

• 북 (buk): north
• 서 (seo): west
• 남 (nam): south