백두산

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 白頭山, first attested in the Goryeosa (高麗史 / 고려사), 1454.

ᅟIn Korean, first attested in the "Chulsaegok" (出塞曲 / 출새곡), 1616, as Early Modern Korean ᄇᆡᆨ두산.

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [pɛk̚t͈usʰa̠n] ~ [pe̞k̚t͈usʰa̠n]
  • Phonetic hangul: [백뚜산/벡뚜산]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?Baekdusan
Revised Romanization (translit.)?Baegdusan
McCune–Reischauer?Paektusan
Yale Romanization?payktwusan

Proper noun

백두산 • (Baekdusan) (hanja 白頭山)

  1. Paektu Mountain, a mountain on the border between China and North Korea
    백두산은 놉소. (North Korean grammar, medium-formality)
    Baekdusan-eun nopso.
    Paektu Mountain is tall.
    백두산은 높아요. (South Korean grammar, medium-formality)
    Baekdusan-eun nopayo.
    Paektu Mountain is tall.
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