면도

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 面刀.

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈmjɘ(ː)ndo̞]
  • Phonetic hangul: [면(ː)도]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?myeondo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?myeondo
McCune–Reischauer?myŏndo
Yale Romanization?myēnto

Noun

면도 • (myeondo) (hanja 面刀)

  1. shave, shaving
    • 2012, Kyubyong Park, Learner's Korean-English Dictionary, Tuttle Publishing, page 214:
      2주 동안 샤워도, 면도도 하지 못했어요. (informal polite speech style)
      Iju dong'an syawo-do, myeondo-do haji mothaesseoyo.
      I couldn't take a shower or shave for two weeks.

Derived terms
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