국어

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Korean

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Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 國語, from (country) + (language)

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gugeo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gug'eo
McCune–Reischauer?kugŏ
Yale Romanization?kwuk.e

Noun

국어 (gugeo) (hanja 國語)

  1. national language
  2. one's native language
  3. (in Korea, specifically) the Korean language
    Synonyms: 한국말 (han'gungmal), 한국어 (han'gugeo), 조선어 (joseoneo), 우리말 (urimal)
    국어사전gugeosajeondictionary of the national language; Korean dictionary
  4. (in China) Guoyu (name of Chinese Mandarin (language) in Taiwan)