환도

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 環 (“rings (of the scabbard)”) + 刀 (“sword”)

Pronunciation
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?hwando
Revised Romanization (translit.)?hwando
McCune–Reischauer?hwando
Yale Romanization?hwanto

Noun

환도 • (hwando) (hanja 環刀)

  1. (history, weaponry) single-bladed curved military sword used during the Joseon dynasty (much closer to Japanese wakazaki in appearance in real life)
Derived terms
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Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 丸都. Christopher Beckwith proposes a native Korean etymology based on Old Chinese reading of the characters, approximately *warta, which can further be compared to Mongol ᠣᠷᠳᠣ.

Pronunciation
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?hwando
Revised Romanization (translit.)?hwando
McCune–Reischauer?hwando
Yale Romanization?hwanto

Proper noun

환도 • (Hwando) (hanja 丸都)

  1. a fortress in ancient Goguryeo kingdom

See also
  • 위나암성 (尉那巖城, winaamseong)
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