섬나라
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Korean
Etymology
From 섬 (seom, “island”) + 나라 (nara, “country, state”).
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? | seomnara |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | seomnala |
| McCune–Reischauer? | sŏmnara |
| Yale Romanization? | sēmnala |
Noun
섬나라 • (seomnara)
Synonyms
- 도국(島國) (doguk) (Sino-Korean word)