자국

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Korean

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Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jaguk
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jagug
McCune–Reischauer?chaguk
Yale Romanization?cakwuk

Etymology 1

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First attested in the Worin seokbo (月印釋譜 / 월인석보), 1459, as Middle Korean 자곡 (Yale: càkwòk).

Alternative forms

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Noun

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자국 (jaguk)

  1. mark, stain, smudge
  2. print, impression
  3. track, trail
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Etymology 2

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Sino-Korean word from 自國.

Noun

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자국 (jaguk) (hanja 自國)

  1. one's country, one's homeland
    Antonym: 타국(他國) (taguk)
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