Etymology

Paektu

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Today it means: A mountain on the border between Jilin, China and Ryanggang Province, North Korea. Full definition →

Korean 백두(白頭)
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The story

  1. Korean · borrowed from백두(白頭)
  2. English todayPaektu

From Korean 백두(白頭) (Baekdu).

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