동굴

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 洞窟.

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈto̞(ː)ŋɡuɭ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [동(ː)굴]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?donggul
Revised Romanization (translit.)?donggul
McCune–Reischauer?tonggul
Yale Romanization?tōngkwul

Noun

동굴 • (donggul) (hanja 洞窟)

  1. cave, cavern
    동굴의 비유 ― donggur-ui biyu ― Allegory of the Cave

Derived terms

  • 동굴벽화(洞窟壁畵) (donggulbyeokhwa, “cave painting”)
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