별나라

Korean

Etymology

From 별 (byeol, “star”) +‎ 나라 (nara, “country”).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈpjɘ(ː)ɭɭa̠ɾa̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: [별(ː)라라]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?byeollara
Revised Romanization (translit.)?byeolnala
McCune–Reischauer?pyŏllara
Yale Romanization?pyēlnala

Noun

별나라 • (byeollara)

  1. the land of the stars
  2. the universe
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