애국

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 愛國.

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈɛ(ː)ɡuk̚] ~ [ˈe̞(ː)ɡuk̚]
    • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)/(ː)]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?aeguk
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?aegug
    McCune–Reischauer?aeguk
    Yale Romanization?āykwuk

    Noun

    애국 • (aeguk) (hanja 愛國)

    1. patriotism

    Derived terms