반도

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 半島, from 半 (“half”) + 島 (“island”). Possibly a calque of a Western word such as peninsula or Halbinsel.

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	bando
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	bando
McCune–Reischauer?	pando
Yale Romanization?	pānto

Noun

반도 • (bando) (hanja 半島)

1. (geography) peninsula
2. (by extension) Korean peninsula

Synonyms

• 곶 (got)

Derived terms

• 한반도(韓半島) (Hanbando, “Korean peninsula”)