Submitted Place Name Revision History

Date	Editor	Change Summary
9/12/2021, 11:20 AM	HL
7/26/2020, 6:18 PM	HL
7/26/2020, 2:00 PM	HL

Name Busan

Type Settlement

Usage Korean

Scripts 부산(Korean Hangul) 釜山(Korean Hanja)

Pronounced Pron. POO-SAN

Other Forms FormsPusan

Edit Status Status 3. usages AND description are verified

Meaning & History

From Sino-Korean 釜山 (Busan) meaning "cauldron mountain", from 釜 (bu) meaning "cauldron, pot, kettle" and 山 (san) meaning "mountain". This is the name of a city in South Korea.

Added 7/26/2020 by HL