꽁고 공화국

Korean

Etymology

From 꽁고 (Kkonggo) +‎ 공화국(共和國) (gonghwaguk, “republic”).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [k͈o̞ŋɡo̞ ko̞(ː)ŋβwa̠ɡuk̚]
  • Phonetic hangul: [꽁고 공(ː)화국]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?Kkonggo gonghwaguk
Revised Romanization (translit.)?Kkonggo gonghwagug
McCune–Reischauer?Kkonggo konghwaguk
Yale Romanization?kkongko kōnghwakwuk
South Korean
Standard Language 		콩고 공화국 (Konggo gonghwaguk)
North Korean
Standard Language 		꽁고 공화국 (Kkonggo gonghwaguk)

Proper noun

꽁고 공화국 • (Kkonggo gonghwaguk)

  1. (North Korea) Republic of the Congo (a country in Central Africa, the smaller of the two countries named Congo)
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