변또
Korean
Etymology
Originally borrowed from Japanese 弁当 (bentou). Related to more common 벤또 (bentto).
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [pjʌ̹nt͈o̞]
- Phonetic hangul: [변또]
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | byeontto |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | byeontto |
| McCune–Reischauer? | pyŏntto |
| Yale Romanization? | pyentto |
Noun
변또 • (byeontto)
- bento, Japanese lunch box
- (dialectal, obsolete) lunch box
- 변또 높이가 이만하믄, 밥 높이가 더 높아. (Hwanghae, Yeonan)
- Byeontto nopiga imanhameun, bap nopiga deo nopa.
- If the lunch box is this tall, then the height of the rice would be more higher.
- Interview with two defectors from Yeonan county of Hwanghae Province - 14:50 mark