독도
Korean
Etymology
A calque-transliteration into Sino-Korean of native 독섬 (dokseom, “islet; rock in the sea”), equivalent to 독 (dok, dialectal form of 돌 (dol, “stone, rock”)) + 섬 (seom, “island”).
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [to̞k̚t͈o̞]
- Phonetic hangul: [독또]
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | Dokdo |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | Dogdo |
| McCune–Reischauer? | Tokto |
| Yale Romanization? | tokto |
Proper noun
독도 • (Dokdo) (hanja 獨島)
- Liancourt Rocks (a small rock in the Sea of Japan (East Sea), disputed between the Koreas and Japan)
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