What is the meaning of Dongeoun?
A castle; a great fortification.
The keep or donjon of a castle.
A dungeon; an underground prison.
An abyssal prison, such as Hell or the world.
A rough dwelling or refuge.
↑ “dungeon, n.”, in OED Online , Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
↑ “dǒnǧǒun, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
↑ Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “*dominio”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch, volumes 3: D–F, page 130: “Engl. dungeon, piem. dongion sind dem gallorom. entlehnt...”
↑ Merriam-Webster. 1991. The Merriam-Webster new book of word histories. Springfield: Merriam-Webster. Page 152.
↑ Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “dongeoun”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
↑ “dungeon, n.”, in OED Online , Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
1 2 Bishop, Chris (2019) “Our own dark hearts: re-evaluating the medieval dungeon”, in Journal of the Australian Early Medieval Association, volume 15
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