박동

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 搏動, from 搏 (“beat”) + 動 (“move”)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [pa̠k̚t͈o̞ŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [박똥]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	bakdong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	bagdong
McCune–Reischauer?	paktong
Yale Romanization?	paktong

Noun

박동 • (bakdong) (hanja 搏動)

1. heartbeat, beat, pulse, pulsation