동국

Korean

Etymology 1

    Sino-Korean word from 冬 (“winter”) + 菊 (“chrysanthemum”).

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈto̞(ː)ŋɡuk̚]
    • Phonetic hangul: [동(ː)국]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?dongguk
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?donggug
    McCune–Reischauer?tongguk
    Yale Romanization?tōngkwuk

    Noun

    동국 • (dongguk) (hanja 冬菊)

    1. chrysanthemum
      Synonym: 국화(菊花) (gukhwa)

    Etymology 2

      Sino-Korean word from 東 (“east”) + 國 (“country, land”).

      Pronunciation

      Romanizations
      Revised Romanization?Dongguk
      Revised Romanization (translit.)?Donggug
      McCune–Reischauer?Tongguk
      Yale Romanization?tongkwuk

      Proper noun

      동국 • (Dongguk) (hanja 東國)

      1. (historical) Korea
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