보탑

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 寶塔.

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	botap
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	botab
McCune–Reischauer?	pot'ap
Yale Romanization?	pō.thap

Noun

보탑 • (botap) (hanja 寶塔)

1. pagoda

Synonyms

• 탑파 (塔婆, tap'pa)