고국

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 故國

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈko̞(ː)ɡuk̚]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?goguk
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gogug
McCune–Reischauer?koguk
Yale Romanization?kōkwuk

Noun

고국 • (goguk) (hanja 故國)

  1. homeland