백두산

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 白頭山, first attested in the Goryeosa (高麗史 / 고려사), 1454.

ᅟIn Korean, first attested in the "Chulsaegok" (出塞曲 / 출새곡), 1616, as Early Modern Korean ᄇᆡᆨ두산.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [pɛk̚t͈usʰa̠n] ~ [pe̞k̚t͈usʰa̠n]
• Phonetic hangul: [백뚜산/벡뚜산]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	Baekdusan
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	Baegdusan
McCune–Reischauer?	Paektusan
Yale Romanization?	payktwusan

Proper noun

백두산 • (Baekdusan) (hanja 白頭山)

1. Paektu Mountain, a mountain on the border between China and North Korea

   백두산은 놉소. (North Korean grammar, medium-formality)

   Baekdusan-eun nopso.

   Paektu Mountain is tall.

   백두산은 높아요. (South Korean grammar, medium-formality)

   Baekdusan-eun nopayo.

   Paektu Mountain is tall.