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TOPIK 4noun

연등

yeondeung

연등이 · 연등을

lotus lantern (lit for Buddha's Birthday)

Example

부처님 오신 날에 절에 가서 연등을 달았어요.

On Buddha's Birthday, I went to a temple and hung a lantern.

Word parts

연 burn등 lamp

Literally 'burning lamp'. The 연 is 'burn', not 연꽃 'lotus', even though many lanterns are lotus-shaped.

Good to know

Every spring Seoul holds 연등회, a lantern festival and parade, ahead of Buddha's Birthday.