극동

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 極東, from 極 (極, “extreme”) + 東 (東, “east”)

Pronunciation

(SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [kɯk̚t͈o̞ŋ]
Phonetic hangul: [극똥]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization^?	Geukdong
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	Geugdong
McCune–Reischauer^?	Kŭktong
Yale Romanization^?	kuktong

Proper noun

극동 • (Geukdong) (hanja 極東)

the Far East (East and Southeast Asia)

See also

중동 (Jungdong)

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