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Korean
Etymology
Sino-Korean word from 공화(共和) (gonghwa, “republic”) + 국(國) (guk, “country”), from an orthographic borrowing from Japanese 共和国 (kyōwakoku).
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key):
- Phonetic hangul:
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
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| Revised Romanization? | gonghwaguk |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | gonghwagug |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | konghwaguk |
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| Yale Romanization? | kōnghwakwuk |
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Noun
공화국 • (gonghwaguk) (hanja 共和國)
- republic
- Synonym: (dated) 민국(民國) (min'guk)
남아프리카공화국- Namapeurikagonghwaguk
- Republic of South Africa
Derived terms
Proper noun
공화국 • (Gonghwaguk) (hanja 共和國)
- (North Korea) Short for 조선민주주의인민공화국 (Joseonminjujuuiinmin'gonghwaguk, “the Democratic People's Republic of Korea”).