복지국가

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 福祉國家, from 福祉 (welfare) + 國家 (country; state).

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈpo̞(ː)k̚t͡ɕ͈iɡuk̚k͈a̠]
    • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?bokjigukga
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?bogjigugga
    McCune–Reischauer?pokchigukka
    Yale Romanization?pōkcikwuk.ka

    Noun

    복지국가 • (bokjigukga) (hanja 福祉國家)

    1. welfare state