남극

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 南極 (“the South Pole, the Antarctic”)

    Pronunciation

    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?Namgeuk
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?Namgeug
    McCune–Reischauer?Namgŭk
    Yale Romanization?namkuk

    Noun

    남극 • (namgeuk) (hanja 南極)

    1. south pole

    Proper noun

    남극 • (Namgeuk) (hanja 南極)

    1. South Pole
    2. Antarctic (a continental region, one of the major ecozones of the world, covering the south polar regions, especially those south of the Antarctic Convergence; or, in accordance with the Antarctic Treaty System, the 60th parallel south)
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