고국

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 故國

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈko̞(ː)ɡuk̚]
• Phonetic hangeul: [고(ː)국]
  • Though still prescriptive in Standard Korean, the great majority of speakers (in both Koreas) no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	goguk
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gogug
McCune–Reischauer?	koguk
Yale Romanization?	kōkwuk

Noun

고국 • (goguk) (hanja 故國)

1. homeland