공국

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 公國.

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈko̞(ː)ŋɡuk̚]
    • Phonetic hangul: [공(ː)국]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?gongguk
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?gonggug
    McCune–Reischauer?kongguk
    Yale Romanization?kōngkwuk

    Noun

    공국 • (gongguk) (hanja 公國)

    1. dukedom; duchy; principality
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