극동

Korean

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key)[kɯk̚t͈o̞ŋ]
  • Phonetic Hangul[극똥]
Revised Romanization? Geukdong
Revised Romanization (translit.)? Geugdong
McCune–Reischauer? Kŭktong
Yale Romanization? Kukqtong

Proper noun

극동 • (Geukdong) (hanja 極東)

  1. the Far East (East and Southeast Asia)

See also
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