원동

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 遠東

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [wʌ̹ndo̞ŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [원동]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	Wondong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	Wondong
McCune–Reischauer?	Wŏndong
Yale Romanization?	wentong

Proper noun

원동 • (Wondong) (hanja 遠東)

1. (rare) the Far East
2. (Russia) The Russian Far East
   • 2015 February 13, 김 월리엄 아나똘리비치 [gim wollieom anattollibichi], “공짜로 얻어먹은 김삿갓 [gongjjaro eodeomeogeun gimsatgat]”, in 한국구비문학대계 [han'gukgubimunhakdaegye]‎^[1], 우즈베키스탄 타슈켄트 김병화 마을 [ujeubekiseutan tasyukenteu gimbyeonghwa ma'eul]:

     고레 사름은 원동에... 그래 김삿갓의 얘기 그런 얘기들을 많습지.

     Gore sareum-eun wondong-e... Geurae Gim Satgas-ui yaegi geureon yaegi-deur-eul man-seupji.

     Back in the Russian Far East, Koreans told a lot of stories about Kim Sat-Gat.