콩고 공화국

Korean

Etymology

From 콩고 (Konggo) +‎ 공화국(共和國) (gonghwaguk, “republic”).

Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

콩고 공화국 • (Konggo gonghwaguk)

  1. Republic of the Congo (a country in Central Africa, the smaller of the two countries named Congo)
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.