갈두

Middle Korean

Alternative forms

• 加乙頭 (the hanja form, all three characters phonogramic)

Etymology

Probably from 갏 (kalh, “knife”) + Sino-Korean 두(頭) (twu, “head, tip”), in reference to the shape of the peak. There are still about a dozen attested locales called 갈두 (Galdu) in modern Korea, most of which are also called 갈머리 (Galmeori) using the native alternative 머리 (meori) for "head".

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaltu/

Proper noun

갈두〮 (Kàltwú)

1. Various peaks in Korea, notably:
   1. A peak in Anju, modern North Korea
   2. Jeoldu-san, a rocky promontory in Seoul

References

• 조규태 [jogyutae] (2006) “용비어천가 주해 속의 우리말 어휘에 대하여 [yongbieocheon'ga juhae sogui urimal eohwie daehayeo]”, in Eomunhak, volume 92, pages 117—158