Korean

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Etymology

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(*gun) (< 구운 (guun) < 굽— (gup-, “to roast”) + —은 (-eun)) + 만두 (饅頭, mandu).

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈku(ː)nma̠ndu]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gunmandu
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gunmandu
McCune–Reischauer?kunmandu
Yale Romanization?kwūnmantwu

Noun

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군만두 (gunmandu)

  1. pan-fried Korean dumplings