나마

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 羅馬.

    Pronunciation

    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?Nama
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?Nama
    McCune–Reischauer?Nama
    Yale Romanization?nama
    South Korean
    Standard Language
    나마(羅馬) (Nama)
    North Korean
    Standard Language
    라마(羅馬) (Rama)

    Proper noun

    나마 • (Nama) (hanja 羅馬)

    1. (dated) Rome:
      Synonym: 로마 (Roma)
      1. Rome (a major city, the capital of Italy and the Italian region of Lazio, located on the Tiber River; the ancient capital of the Roman Empire)
      2. Rome (a metropolitan city of Lazio, Italy)
      3. (historical) Rome, Ancient Rome (an ancient empire based out of the city of Rome, covering vast territories in Europe, Asia and Africa; in full, Roman Empire)