환도

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 環 (“rings (of the scabbard)”) + 刀 (“sword”)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ɸwa̠ndo̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [환도]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	hwando
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	hwando
McCune–Reischauer?	hwando
Yale Romanization?	hwanto

Noun

환도 • (hwando) (hanja 環刀)

1. (history, weaponry) single-bladed curved military sword used during the Joseon dynasty (much closer to Japanese wakazaki in appearance in real life)

Derived terms

• 환도상어 (hwandosang'eo, “thresher shark”)

See also

• 창포검 (菖蒲劒, changpogeom)
• 운검 (雲劍, un'geom)

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 丸都. Christopher Beckwith proposes a native Korean etymology based on Old Chinese reading of the characters, approximately *warta, which can further be compared to Mongol ᠣᠷᠳᠣ.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ɸwa̠ndo̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [환도]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	hwando
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	hwando
McCune–Reischauer?	hwando
Yale Romanization?	hwanto

Proper noun

환도 • (Hwando) (hanja 丸都)

1. a fortress in ancient Goguryeo kingdom

See also

• 위나암성 (尉那巖城, winaamseong)