온돌
Korean
FWOTD – 31 January 2017
Etymology
Sino-Korean word from 溫突/溫堗. Literally "warm stone".
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [o̞ndo̞ɭ]
- Phonetic hangul: [온돌]
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | ondol |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | ondol |
| McCune–Reischauer? | ondol |
| Yale Romanization? | ontol |
Noun
온돌 • (ondol) (hanja 溫突/溫堗)
- ondol, hypocaust (a Korean form of underfloor heating that uses direct heat transfer from wood smoke to the underside of a thick masonry floor)
- 1972, 온돌의열효율향상에관한연구 [A study on improving the thermal efficiency of ondols], College of Engineering, Seoul National University
Synonyms
- (obsolete) 구돌 (gudol): hypocaust (literally, "fired stone")
- 구들 (gudeul): hypocaust (literally, "fired stone")
- 바닥난방 (바닥煖房, badangnanbang): hypocaust, floor heating, underfloor heating
- 전도난방 (傳導煖房, jeondonanbang): conduction heating
Antonyms
- 난로 (煖爐, nallo): stove, fireplace
- 벽난로 (壁煖爐, byeongnallo): fireplace
- 복사난방 (輻射煖房, boksananbang): radiation heating
Derived terms
- 온돌방 (ondolbang): ondol or hypocaust room
See also
- 부뚜막 (buttumak): hearth, furnace
- 아궁이 (agung'i): fuel hole
- 고래 (gorae): underfloor flue
- 굴뚝 (gulttuk): chimney
- 연돌 (煙突, yeondol): chimney