동문

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from (cave, grotto) + (door).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈto̞(ː)ŋmun]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?dongmun
Revised Romanization (translit.)?dongmun
McCune–Reischauer?tongmun
Yale Romanization?tōngmun

Noun

동문 • (dongmun) (hanja 洞門)

  1. entrance to a cave or grotto
  2. a row of doors one after the other, in an enfilade

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 同門 (classmate).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?dongmun
Revised Romanization (translit.)?dongmun
McCune–Reischauer?tongmun
Yale Romanization?tongmun

Noun

동문 • (dongmun) (hanja 同門)

  1. alumnus, alumni

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 東門, from (east) + (gate).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?dongmun
Revised Romanization (translit.)?dongmun
McCune–Reischauer?tongmun
Yale Romanization?tongmun

Noun

동문 • (dongmun) (hanja 東門)

  1. east gate (the eastern gate of a walled city)
Coordinate terms
  • 남문(南門) (nammun, south gate)
  • 북문(北門) (bungmun, north gate)
  • 서문(西門) (seomun, west gate)

Etymology 4

Sino-Korean word from 同文, from (same) + (writing).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?dongmun
Revised Romanization (translit.)?dongmun
McCune–Reischauer?tongmun
Yale Romanization?tongmun

Noun

동문 • (dongmun) (hanja 同文)

  1. same text or letter
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