동북
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Korean
Etymology
Sino-Korean word from 東北 (“northeast”).
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key):
- Phonetic hangul:
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | dongbuk |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | dongbug |
| McCune–Reischauer? | tongbuk |
| Yale Romanization? | tongpuk |
Noun
Coordinate terms
- (compass points)
| 서북(西北) (seobuk) 북서(北西) (bukseo) |
북(北) (buk) | 동북(東北) (dongbuk) 북동(北東) (bukdong) |
| 서(西) (seo) | 
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동(東) (dong) |
| 서남(西南) (seonam) 남서(南西) (namseo) |
남(南) (nam) | 동남(東南) (dongnam) 남동(南東) (namdong) |