Korean edit

Etymology edit

Sino-Korean word from 奮鬪.

Pronunciation edit

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈpu(ː)ntʰu]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?buntu
Revised Romanization (translit.)?buntu
McCune–Reischauer?punt'u
Yale Romanization?pūnthwu

Noun edit

분투 (buntu) (hanja 奮鬪)

  1. struggle; (a strenuous) effort