상투
Korean
Etymology 1
Nativisation of the Sino-Korean term 상두 (上頭, sangdu, “wearing a topknot for marriage”).
Alternative forms
- 상퉁이 (sangtung'i) – Jeju
- 상태기 (sangtaegi) – Northwestern Korea
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [sʰa̠ŋtʰu]
- Phonetic hangul: [상투]
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | sangtu |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | sangtu |
| McCune–Reischauer? | sangt'u |
| Yale Romanization? | sangthwu |
Noun
상투 • (sangtu)
- (historical) topknot usually worn by married men
- Synonyms: 추결(魋結/椎結), 치 (chi), (North Korea) 자부니 (jabuni)
- (vulgar, stock market) the highest stock price
Etymology 2
Sino-Korean word from 上投.
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈsʰa̠(ː)ŋtʰu]
- Phonetic hangul: [상(ː)투]
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | sangtu |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | sangtu |
| McCune–Reischauer? | sangt'u |
| Yale Romanization? | sāngthwu |
Noun
상투 • (sangtu) (hanja 上投)
- method of putting tea in a teapot before pouring in hot water
- Coordinate terms: 중투(中投) (jungtu), 하투(下投) (hatu)
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