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Korean
Etymology
Sino-Korean word from 北韓, from 北 (“North”) + 韓 (“Korea”)
Pronunciation
| Romanizations |
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| Revised Romanization? | Bukhan |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | Bughan |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | Pukhan |
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| Yale Romanization? | puk.han |
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Proper noun
북한 • (Bukhan) (hanja 北韓)
- (South Korea) North Korea (a country in East Asia)
See also
- 북괴 (Bukgoe) (South Korea, derogatory)
- 남한 (Namhan)