제국

Korean

Alternative forms

  • 뎨국(帝國) (dyeguk) — Early Modern

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 帝國 (“empire”)

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈt͡ɕe̞(ː)ɡuk̚]
    • Phonetic hangul: [제(ː)국]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?jeguk
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?jegug
    McCune–Reischauer?cheguk
    Yale Romanization?cēykwuk

    Noun

    제국 • (jeguk) (hanja 帝國)

    1. empire
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