고도

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 高度 (“height, altitude”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ko̞do̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [고도]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	godo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	godo
McCune–Reischauer?	kodo
Yale Romanization?	koto

Noun

고도 • (godo) (hanja 高度)

1. height, altitude
2. high class, high grade, high degree

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 古都 (“old capital”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈko̞(ː)do̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [고(ː)도]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	godo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	godo
McCune–Reischauer?	kodo
Yale Romanization?	kōto

Noun

고도 • (godo) (hanja 古都)

1. ancient capital, old capital

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 高道, from 高 (“high”) 道 (“way”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ko̞do̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [고도]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	godo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	godo
McCune–Reischauer?	kodo
Yale Romanization?	koto

Noun

고도 • (godo) (hanja 高道)

1. high road

Etymology 4

Sino-Korean word from 高 (“high”) 蹈 (“step, tread”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ko̞do̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [고도]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	godo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	godo
McCune–Reischauer?	kodo
Yale Romanization?	koto

Noun

고도 • (godo) (hanja 高蹈)

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Etymology 5

Sino-Korean word from 孤島.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ko̞do̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [고도]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	godo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	godo
McCune–Reischauer?	kodo
Yale Romanization?	koto

Noun

고도 • (godo) (hanja 孤島)

1. solitary island