두만강

Korean

Etymology

Modern Korean reading of Hanja 豆滿江, presumably from Middle Korean 투먼〮가ᇰ (Thwùmén-kàng), from Jurchen tumәn (ten thousand) + (, gang, “river”).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?Duman'gang
Revised Romanization (translit.)?Dumangang
McCune–Reischauer?Tuman'gang
Yale Romanization?twumankang

Proper noun

두만강 (Duman'gang) (hanja 豆滿江)

  1. Tumen River (river marking the northeastern border of Korea)
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