공국

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word 공국. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word 공국, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say 공국 in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word 공국 you have here. The definition of the word 공국 will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition of공국, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.

Korean

Korean Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia ko

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 公國.

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key):
  • Phonetic hangul:
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gongguk
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gonggug
McCune–Reischauer?kongguk
Yale Romanization?kōngkwuk

Noun

공국 (gongguk) (hanja 公國)

  1. dukedom; duchy; principality