동문

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 洞 (洞, “cave, grotto”) + 門 (門, “door”).

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈto̞(ː)ŋmun]
  • Phonetic hangul: [동(ː)문]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?dongmun
Revised Romanization (translit.)?dongmun
McCune–Reischauer?tongmun
Yale Romanization?tōngmun

Noun

동문 • (dongmun) (hanja 洞門)

  1. entrance to a cave or grotto
  2. a row of doors one after the other, in an enfilade

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 同門 (“classmate”).

Pronunciation
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?dongmun
Revised Romanization (translit.)?dongmun
McCune–Reischauer?tongmun
Yale Romanization?tongmun

Noun

동문 • (dongmun) (hanja 同門)

  1. alumnus, alumni

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 東門, from 東 (東, “east”) + 門 (門, “gate”).

Pronunciation
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?dongmun
Revised Romanization (translit.)?dongmun
McCune–Reischauer?tongmun
Yale Romanization?tongmun

Noun

동문 • (dongmun) (hanja 東門)

  1. east gate (the eastern gate of a walled city)
Coordinate terms
  • 남문(南門) (nammun, “south gate”)
  • 북문(北門) (bungmun, “north gate”)
  • 서문(西門) (seomun, “west gate”)

Etymology 4

Sino-Korean word from 同文, from 同 (同, “same”) + 文 (文, “writing”).

Pronunciation
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?dongmun
Revised Romanization (translit.)?dongmun
McCune–Reischauer?tongmun
Yale Romanization?tongmun

Noun

동문 • (dongmun) (hanja 同文)

  1. same text or letter
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