건국
Korean
Etymology
Sino-Korean word from 建國.
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈkʌ̹(ː)nɡuk̚]
- Phonetic hangul: [건(ː)국]
- Though still prescriptive in Standard Korean, the great majority of speakers (in both Koreas) no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations | |
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Revised Romanization? | geon'guk |
Revised Romanization (translit.)? | geongug |
McCune–Reischauer? | kŏn'guk |
Yale Romanization? | kēnkwuk |
Noun
건국 • (geon'guk) (hanja 建國)
- establishment of a nation
Derived terms
- 건국(建國)하다 (geon'gukhada)
- 건국(建國)되다 (geon'gukdoeda)