고둥

Korean

Etymology

See the main entry.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ko̞duŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [고둥]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	godung
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	godung
McCune–Reischauer?	kodung
Yale Romanization?	kotwung

Noun

고둥 • (godung)

1. Standard form of 고동 (godong, “conch (shellfish)”).

Usage notes

• Despite being the prescriptive standard form, 고동 (godong), which is also the etymologically older form, is more common in actual speech.