로동당

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 勞動黨, from 勞動 (“labour”) + 黨 (“party”).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈɾo̞(ː)do̞ŋda̠ŋ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [로(ː)동당]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?rodongdang
Revised Romanization (translit.)?lodongdang
McCune–Reischauer?rodongdang
Yale Romanization?lōtongtang

Noun

로동당 • (rodongdang) (hanja 勞動黨)

  1. North Korea standard form of 노동당 (nodongdang, “Labour Party”)

Proper noun

로동당 • (Rodongdang) (hanja 勞動黨)

  1. short for 조선로동당 (joseollodongdang, “WPK; Workers' Party of Korea”)

Usage notes

As a North Korean term, the word is usually exempted from the initial sound rule (두음법칙 (dueumbeopchik)) in South Korea.

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