반도

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 半島, from 半 (“half”) + 島 (“island”). Possibly a calque of a Western word such as peninsula or Halbinsel.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key)[pa̠ndo̞]
  • Phonetic Hangul[반도]
Revised Romanization? bando
Revised Romanization (translit.)? bando
McCune–Reischauer? pando
Yale Romanization? panto

Noun

반도 • (bando) (hanja 半島)

  1. peninsula
  2. (by extension) Korean peninsula

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