민주 꽁고

Korean

Etymology

From 민주(民主) (minju, “democracy”) +‎ 콩고 (Konggo).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [miɲd͡ʑu k͈o̞(ː)ŋɡo̞]
  • Phonetic hangul: [민주 꽁(ː)고]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?Minju kkonggo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?Minju kkonggo
McCune–Reischauer?Minju kkonggo
Yale Romanization?min.cwu kkōngko
South Korean
Standard Language 		민주 콩고 (Minju konggo)
North Korean
Standard Language 		민주 꽁고 (Minju kkonggo)

Proper noun

민주 꽁고 • (Minju kkonggo) (North Korea)

  1. Democratic Republic of the Congo (a country in Central Africa, the larger of the two countries named Congo)

See also

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