온돌
Korean
FWOTD – 31 January 2017
Etymology
Sino-Korean word from 溫突/溫堗 (溫突 / 溫堗). Literally "warm stone".
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [o̞ndo̞ɭ]
- Phonetic hangul: [온돌]
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | ondol |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | ondol |
| McCune–Reischauer? | ondol |
| Yale Romanization? | ontol |
Noun
- ondol, hypocaust (a Korean form of underfloor heating that uses direct heat transfer from wood smoke to the underside of a thick masonry floor)
- 1972, 온돌의열효율향상에관한연구 [A study on improving the thermal efficiency of ondols], College of Engineering, Seoul National University
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