명동

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 明洞.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [mjʌ̹ŋdo̞ŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [명동]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	Myeongdong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	Myeongdong
McCune–Reischauer?	Myŏngdong
Yale Romanization?	myengtong

Proper noun

명동 • (Myeongdong) (hanja 明洞)

1. Myeongdong (a dong in Seoul, South Korea)

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 鳴動.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [mjʌ̹ŋdo̞ŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [명동]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	Myeongdong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	Myeongdong
McCune–Reischauer?	Myŏngdong
Yale Romanization?	myengtong

Noun

명동 • (myeongdong) (hanja 鳴動)

1. rumbling

Derived terms

• 명동하다 (鳴動—, myeongdonghada)