고둥

Korean

Etymology

See the main entry.

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?godung
Revised Romanization (translit.)?godung
McCune–Reischauer?kodung
Yale Romanization?kotwung

Noun

고둥 • (godung)

  1. standard form of 고동 (godong, “conch (shellfish)”)

Usage notes

  • Despite being the prescriptive standard form, 고동 (godong), which is also the etymologically older form, is more common in actual speech.
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