분단

Korean

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key)[punda̠n]
  • Phonetic Hangul[분단]
Revised Romanization? bundan
Revised Romanization (translit.)? bundan
McCune–Reischauer? pundan
Yale Romanization? puntan

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 分斷, from 分 (“to divide”) + 斷 (“to cut”)

Noun

분단 • (bundan) (hanja 分斷)

  1. division; partition
    한국은 세계 유일의 분단 국가이다. 
    Han-gugeun segye yu-irui bundan gukgaida.
    Korea is the only divided country in the world.
Derived terms
  • 분단국가 (分斷國家, bundan-gukga)
  • 분단선 (分斷線, bundanseon)
  • 분단하다 (分斷—, bundanhada)
See also
  • 분열 (分裂, bunyeol, “division, split”)

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 分段, from 分 (“to divide”) + 段 (“segment; section”)

Noun

분단 • (bundan) (hanja 分段)

  1. segmentation
  2. paragraph break
Derived terms
  • 분단변역 (分段變易, bundanbyeonyeok)
  • 분단생사 (分段生死, bundansaengsa)
  • 분단신 (分段身, bundansin)
  • 분단하다 (分段—, bundanhada)
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