반도

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

Synonyms

• 곶 (got)

Derived terms

• 한반도 (韓半島, hanbando, “Korean peninsula”)