어도

See also: -어도

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 魚道, from 魚 (“fish”) + 道 (“road, path”).

Pronunciation
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?eodo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?eodo
McCune–Reischauer?ŏdo
Yale Romanization?eto

Noun

어도 • (eodo) (hanja 魚道)

  1. a path which a school of fish commonly pass through.
  2. fishway, fish ladder

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 御道, from 御 (“imperial, royal”) + 道 (“road, path”).

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈɘ(ː)do̞]
  • Phonetic hangul: [어(ː)도]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?eodo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?eodo
McCune–Reischauer?ŏdo
Yale Romanization?ēto

Noun

어도 • (eodo) (hanja 御道)

  1. (historical) road reserved for the sovereign (in historical East Asia)
  2. (historical, in particular) the lower paved road in historical East Asian royal mausoleums, as opposed to 신도(神道) (sindo, “the upper road reserved for the spirit of the deceased monarch”, literally “divine road”).

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 御 (“imperial, royal”) + 刀 (“sword, blade”).

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈɘ(ː)do̞]
  • Phonetic hangul: [어(ː)도]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?eodo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?eodo
McCune–Reischauer?ŏdo
Yale Romanization?ēto

Noun

어도 • (eodo) (hanja 御刀)

  1. (historical) royal sword (in historical East Asia)
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