온돌방

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 온돌(溫突) (ondol, “ondol”) + 방(房) (bang, “room”), with compound/genitive tensing applied.

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?ondolbang
Revised Romanization (translit.)?ondolbang
McCune–Reischauer?ondolpang
Yale Romanization?ontolqpang

Noun

온돌방 • (ondolbang) (hanja 溫突房)

  1. room with ondol (floor heating system)
    Coordinate term: (room with a bed) 침대방(寢臺房) (chimdaebang)
    • 침대방을 드릴까요, 온돌방을 드릴까요?
      Chimdaebang-eul deurilkkayo, ondolbang-eul deurilkkayo?
      Would you like a room with a bed or an ondol room?
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