박

Etymology 1
However, the twelfth-century history s explanation of the surname, given below, reveals that the word was used at least as early as 1145, and (if the Sagis account is to be believed) as early as the first century B.C.E.

Noun

 * 1) gourd, calabash
 * 2) gourd shell used as a bottle, dipper, etc.
 * 3)  head

Etymology 2
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According to the , a history written in 1145, the surname was chosen because the legendary founder of the lineage was born from an egg as big as a calabash. Hence the word is the same as "calabash" above. However, some modern scholars have instead seen a connection to, whence modern.

Usage notes

 * The surname is customarily romanized in English as Park, regardless of local rhoticity.

Etymology 3
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Noun

 * 1)  beat
 * , an instrument in court music
 * , an instrument in court music

Usage notes

 * is more common as a classifier for counting beats, and is more common when referring to the concept of beats.

Etymology 4
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Etymology 5
. Compare 🇨🇬.

Counter

 * 1) nights stayed in a journey, a trip

Etymology 6
Probably a.

Noun

 * 1)  being the banker or dealer in gambling; the banker or dealer

Counter

 * 1)  unit of money spent during a round of gambling

Etymology 7
Probably a.

Noun

 * 1)  criticism

Etymology 8
Probably from the verb.

Noun

 * 1)  item used to stop leakage in the planks of a (traditional) ship

Etymology 9
Modern Korean reading of various Chinese characters.