탑

탑	U+D0D1, 탑 HANGUL SYLLABLE TAB

Composition:	ㅌ + ㅏ + ㅂ
Dubeolsik input:	x-k-q

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Hangul Syllables

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Korean

In imitation of the Chinese 塔 ta or pagoda. [1]

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 塔 (“stupa, tower”), from Sanskrit स्तूप (stūpa).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key)[tʰa̠p̚]
Phonetic Hangul[탑]

Revised Romanization^?	tap
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	tab
McCune–Reischauer^?	t'ap
Yale Romanization^?	thap

Noun

탑 • (tap) (hanja 塔)

(Buddhism) a pagoda or such a monument that has evolved from the archaic stupa
a tower or similar tall structure.

Synonyms

탑파 (塔婆, tappa, “stupa”)
부도 (浮屠, budo, “pagoda”)

타워 (tawo, “tower”)
파고다 (pagoda, “pagoda”)

Derived terms

금자탑 (金字塔, geumjatap)
기념탑 (記念塔, ginyeomtap)
불탑 (佛塔, bultap)
상아탑 (象牙塔, sang-atap)
석탑 (石塔, seoktap)
첨탑 (尖塔, cheomtap)

탑돌이 (塔돌이, tapdori)
탑기단 (塔基壇, tapgidan)
탑신 (塔身, tapsin)
탑비 (塔碑, tapbi)

proper names

다보탑 (dabotap)
석가탑 (seokgatap)
원각사탑 (won-gaksatap)

바벨탑 (babeltap)
에펠탑 (epeltap)
피사탑 (pisatap)

References

Erected at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, London, in 1761 by Sir William Chambers. His ten-storied design is a famous exception from the traditional odd number of floors.

Further reading

Pagoda on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Stupa on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Tower on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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