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Korean
Pronunciation
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| Revised Romanization? | jaguk |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | jagug |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | chaguk |
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| Yale Romanization? | cakwuk |
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Etymology 1
First attested in the Worin seokbo (月印釋譜 / 월인석보), 1459, as Middle Korean 자곡 (Yale: càkwòk).
Noun
자국 • (jaguk)
- mark, stain, smudge
- print, impression
- track, trail
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Sino-Korean word from 自國.
Noun
자국 • (jaguk) (hanja 自國)
- one's country, one's homeland
- Antonym: 타국(他國) (taguk)
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