연평도

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 延坪島, from 延坪 (“extended plain”) + 島 (“island”). Attested since the 1451 Goryeosa. In early sources, the second character was sometimes 平 (pyeong) rather than 坪 (pyeong).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [jʌ̹npʰjʌ̹ŋdo̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [연평도]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	yeonpyeongdo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	yeonpyeongdo
McCune–Reischauer?	yŏnp'yŏngdo
Yale Romanization?	yenphyengto

Proper noun

연평도 • (Yeonpyeongdo) (hanja 延坪島)

1. Yeonpyeong Island, Yeonpyeongdo (a group of South Korean islands in the Yellow Sea)