Korean

Noun

둑 • ‎(duk)

1. dike, bank, embankment

Synonyms

• 담 ‎(dam) (dam) wall
• 방죽 ‎(bangjuk) (防築, bangjug, -juk) dike, bank
• 제방 ‎(jebang) (堤防, jebang) dike, bank

Antonyms

• 둔 ‎(dun) (屯, dun) dune, fort
• 둔덕 ‎(dundeok) (dundeog, -k) dune
• 둔치 ‎(dunchi) (dunchi) dune

Derived terms

• 강 ‎(gang)둑 (江-, gang-) riverbank
• 논 ‎(non)둑 (non-) levee, ridge (of a paddy)
• 밭 ‎(bat)둑 (bat-) levee, ridge (of a patch)

Related terms

• 두께 ‎(dukke) (dukke) thickness
• 두둑 ‎(duduk) (dudug, -k) levee, ridge
• 두덩 ‎(dudeong) (dudeong) dune, mound (as of eyes, pubes, etc.)
• 언덕 ‎(eondeok) (eondeog, -k) hill
• 우뚝 ‎(uttuk) (uttuk) upright, aloft

See also

• 바람 ‎(baram) (baram) (obsolete) enclosure, wall
• 울 ‎(ul) (ur, ul) wall, fence
• 움 ‎(um) (um) dugout