통구

Korean

Etymology

통 (tong, “entirely, completely”) + 구 (gu)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [tʰo̞ŋɡu]
• Phonetic hangul: [통구]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	tonggu
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	tonggu
McCune–Reischauer?	t'onggu
Yale Romanization?	thongkwu

Noun

통구 • (tonggu)

1. (Pyongan, Hwanghae) all, wholly
   • 2007, 황대화 [hwangdaehwa], 황해도 방언 연구 [hwanghaedo bang'eon yeon'gu, Study of the Hwanghae dialect], 한국 문화사, →ISBN:

     시집올 때 숟가락함줄라 통구 가지구왓어.

     Sijibol ttae sutgarak-hamjulla tonggu gaji-guwaseo.

     When I went off to get married I brought everything [with me], even spoons.