백두산

백두산

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 白頭山.(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “when it was first attested?”)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [pɛk̚t͈usʰa̠n] ~ [pe̞k̚t͈usʰa̠n]
• Phonetic hangul: [백뚜산/벡뚜산]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	Baekdusan
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	Baegdusan
McCune–Reischauer?	Paektusan
Yale Romanization?	payktwusan

Proper noun

백두산 • (Baekdusan) (hanja 白頭山)

1. Paektu Mountain, a mountain on the border between China and North Korea

   백두산은 놉소. (North Korean grammar, medium-formality)

   Baekdusan-eun nopso.

   Paektu Mountain is tall.

   백두산은 높아요. (South Korean grammar, medium-formality)

   Baekdusan-eun nopayo.

   Paektu Mountain is tall.