땅

• ᄯᅡᆼ (ttang) (Early Modern)

First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean ᄯᅡᇂ〮 (Yale: stáh), from pre-Middle Korean *s(ò)ták. The modern form, first attested in the seventeenth century, is not directly descended from Seoul Middle Korean but from an unattested dialectal form in which the final velar was nasalized to *s(ò)táng. The direct descendant of the Middle Korean is 따 (tta, “earth; land”), which is now archaic.

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͈a̠ŋ]

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• Phonetic hangul: [땅]

• South Gyeongsang (Busan) pitch accent: 땅의 / 땅에 / 땅까지

  Syllables in red take high pitch. This word always takes high pitch and also heightens the next suffixed syllable, unless it is 에.

땅 • (ttang)

1. earth, land (as opposed to the sea or ocean)

   Synonyms: 뭍 (mut), 육지(陸地) (yukji)

2. ground, soil

   Synonym: 흙 (heuk)

3. territory

   Synonym: 영토(領土) (yeongto)

• 따 (tta)