교구

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 敎區

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈkjo(ː)ɡu]
  • Phonetic hangul: [교(ː)구]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gyogu
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gyogu
McCune–Reischauer?kyogu
Yale Romanization?kyōkwu

Noun

교구 • (gyogu) (hanja 敎區)

  1. (Christianity) diocese
  2. (Buddhism, Won Buddhism, Cheondoism) district
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