Middle Korean

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Etymology

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From Jurchen tumәn (ten thousand) + Middle Sino-Korean 가ᇰ (Yale: kàng, “river”, ). The modern Korean name 두만강 (豆滿江, duman'gang, “Tumen River”) derives from an orthodox Sino-Korean reading of the hanja spelling.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /tʰù.mə́n.kàŋ/

Proper noun

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투먼〮가ᇰ (Thwùmén-kàng) (hanja 豆滿江/豆漫江)

  1. Tumen River, border between Korea and the Tungusic peoples

Descendants

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  • Korean: 두만강(豆滿江) (Duman'gang, Tumen River)

References

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  • 김양진 [gimyangjin] (2006) “ko:<용비어천가>의 훈민정음 주음 어휘 연구”, in 역학서와 국어사 연구 [yeokhakseowa gugeosa yeon'gu], Taehaksa, →ISBN, pages 443–486