한나라
Korean
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈha̠(ː)nna̠ɾa̠]
- Phonetic hangul: [한(ː)나라]
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | Hannara |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | Hannala |
| McCune–Reischauer? | Hannara |
| Yale Romanization? | hānnala |
Etymology 1
한(漢) (han, “Han dynasty”) + 나라 (-nara, suffix for Chinese polities).
Proper noun
한나라 • (Hannara)
- (historical) Han dynasty (Chinese empire between 207 BCE and 220 CE)
- (historical) various later Chinese polities with this character, most of them very short-lived; see Han on Wikipedia
Etymology 2
한(韓) (han) + 나라 (-nara, “Han kingdom”, suffix for Chinese polities)
Proper noun
한나라 • (Hannara)
- (historical) Han, a major kingdom in the Central Plain during the Warring States period from 403 BCE to 230 BCE