Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ondol

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: on-dol
IPA

6

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A Korean form of underfloor heating that uses direct heat transfer from wood smoke to the underside of a thick masonry floor.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From Korean 온돌(溫突/溫堗) (ondol).

Usage

Inflected Forms

ondols (plural)

Questions

What does ondol mean?: A Korean form of underfloor heating that uses direct heat transfer from wood smoke to the underside of a thick masonry floor.
Where does ondol come from?: From Korean 온돌(溫突/溫堗) (ondol).

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