Paektu

== English == === Alternative forms === Baekdu === Etymology === From Korean 백두(白頭) (Baekdu). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /pækˈtuː/, /pɛkˈtuː/ enPR: păk′to͞o === Proper noun === Paektu A mountain on the border between Jilin, China and Ryanggang Province, North Korea. For more quotations using this term, see Citations:Paektu. ==== Synonyms ==== (from Mandarin Chinese) Baitou, Changbai, Ch'ang-pai ==== Translations ==== === See also === Other Korean-derived geographical terms in China: Amnok, Goguryeo, Gungnae, Tuman, Yeonbyeon === References === === Further reading === “Paektu, Baekdu”, in Google Books Ngram Viewer. Saul B. Cohen, editor (1998), “Paektu, Mount”, in The Columbia Gazetteer of the World‎[4], volume 3, New York: Columbia University Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 2335, column 2: “Also called White Head Mt.; Changbaik[sic – meaning Changbai] Mt.”