동굴

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 洞窟.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈto̞(ː)ŋɡuɭ]
• Phonetic hangul: [동(ː)굴]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	donggul
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	donggul
McCune–Reischauer?	tonggul
Yale Romanization?	tōngkwul

Noun

동굴 • (donggul) (hanja 洞窟)

1. cave, cavern

   동굴의 비유 ― donggur-ui biyu ― Allegory of the Cave

Derived terms

• 동굴벽화(洞窟壁畵) (donggulbyeokhwa, “cave painting”)