모국

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 母國 (“home country, homeland, mother country”)

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈmo̞(ː)ɡuk̚]
    • Phonetic hangul: [모(ː)국]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?moguk
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?mogug
    McCune–Reischauer?moguk
    Yale Romanization?mōkwuk

    Noun

    모국 • (moguk) (hanja 母國)

    1. home country, homeland, mother country
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