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Korean
Pronunciation
| Romanizations |
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| Revised Romanization? | guk |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | gug |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | kuk |
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| Yale Romanization? | kwuk |
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Etymology 1
First attested in the Beonyeok Bak Tongsa (飜譯朴通事 / 번역박통사), before 1517, as Middle Korean 국 (Yale: kwuk).
Noun
국 • (guk)
- soup
국 한 그릇.- guk han geureut.
- A bowl of soup.
See also
- 수프 (supeu)
- 찌개 (jjigae)
- 죽 (粥, juk)
- 탕 (湯, tang)
Etymology 2
Sino-Korean word from 國
Noun
국 • (guk) (hanja 國)
- country; state; nation
Derived terms
Etymology 3
Korean reading of various Chinese characters.
Syllable
국 (guk)
- 菊: chrysanthemum
- (eumhun reading: 국화 국 (gukhwa guk))
(MC reading: 菊 (MC kjuwk))
- 局: bureau; department
- (eumhun reading: 판 국 (pan guk))
(MC reading: 局 (MC gjowk))
- 鞠:
- (MC reading: 鞠 (MC kjuwk|khjuwk|gjuwk))
- 鞫:
- (MC reading: 鞫 (MC kjuwk))
- 麴:
- (MC reading: 麴 (MC khjuwk))
- 𥮗:
- (MC reading: 𥮗)
- 匊:
- (MC reading: 匊 (MC kjuwk))
- 掬:
- (MC reading: 掬 (MC kjuwk))
- 跼:
- (MC reading: 跼 (MC gjowk))
- 麯:
- (MC reading: 麯)
Middle Korean
Pronunciation
Noun
국 (kwuk)
- soup
Descendants