단두대

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 斷頭臺

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈta̠(ː)ndudɛ] ~ [ˈta̠(ː)ndude̞]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)/(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?dandudae
Revised Romanization (translit.)?dandudae
McCune–Reischauer?tandudae
Yale Romanization?tāntwutay

Noun

단두대 • (dandudae) (hanja 斷頭臺)

  1. guillotine