이북

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Korean

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Etymology 1

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Sino-Korean word from 以北 (to the north of).

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈi(ː)buk̚]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?ibuk
Revised Romanization (translit.)?ibug
McCune–Reischauer?ibuk
Yale Romanization?īpuk

Noun

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이북 (ibuk) (hanja 以北)

  1. (formal) the north of something
Coordinate terms
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Proper noun

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이북 (Ibuk) (hanja 以北)

  1. (specifically) North Korea

Etymology 2

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From English e-book.

Pronunciation

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South Gyeongsang (Busan) pitch accent: 북의 / 북에 / 북까지

Syllables in red take high pitch. This word always takes high pitch only on the first syllable, and lowers the pitch of subsequent suffixes.

Noun

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이북 (ibuk)

  1. e-book