남아프리카공화국

Korean

Etymology

From 남(南) (nam, “south”) +‎ 아프리카 (Apeurika, “Africa”) +‎ 공화국(共和國) (gonghwaguk, “republic”).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [na̠ma̠pʰɯɾikʰa̠ ko̞(ː)ŋβwa̠ɡuk̚]
  • Phonetic hangul: [나마프리카 공(ː)화국]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?Namapeurika gonghwaguk
Revised Romanization (translit.)?Nam'apeulika gonghwagug
McCune–Reischauer?Namap'ŭrik'a konghwaguk
Yale Romanization?nam.a.phuli.kha kōnghwakwuk

Proper noun

남아프리카공화국 • (Namapeurikagonghwaguk)

  1. Republic of South Africa (official name of South Africa: a country in Southern Africa)
    Synonyms: 남아공(南阿共) (Namagong), 남아프리카 (Namapeurika)
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