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Korean
Etymology
Sino-Korean word from 의용(義勇) (uiyong, “loyalty”) + 군(軍) (gun, “army”). See also Japanese 義勇軍 (giyūgun).
Pronunciation
| Romanizations |
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| Revised Romanization? | uiyonggun |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | uiyonggun |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | ŭiyonggun |
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| Yale Romanization? | uyyongkwun |
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Noun
의용군 • (uiyonggun) (hanja 義勇軍)
- volunteer army, Freikorps, militia
- 반공 의용군 ― ban'gong uiyonggun ― the anticommunist volunteer troops
See also
- 민병대(民兵隊) (minbyeongdae, “militia”)
- 민병(民兵) (minbyeong, “militia”)
- 관병(官兵) (gwanbyeong, “government army”)
- 의용병(義勇兵) (uiyongbyeong, “volunteer soldier”)
- 시민군(市民軍) (simin'gun, “militia”)