나라
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Jeju[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Korean 國惡 (*NALak). Cognate with Korean 나라 (nara).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
나라 (nara)
Korean[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
In the Hangul script, first attested in the Yongbi eocheon'ga (龍飛御天歌 / 용비어천가), 1447, as Middle Korean 나랗〮 (Yale: nàláh), from Old Korean 國惡 (*NALak). Compare Yukjin dialect 나랑 (narang), which preserves the velar nature of the coda consonant.
Beyond Koreanic, the word is usually connected to Proto-Tungusic *nā (“land”), and hence Manchu ᠨᠠ (na, “land”) and Nanai на (na, “land”), with *lak~*lah being a suffix.[1]
Pronunciation[edit]
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [na̠ɾa̠]
(file)
- Phonetic hangul: [나라]
Romanizations | |
---|---|
Revised Romanization? | nara |
Revised Romanization (translit.)? | nala |
McCune–Reischauer? | nara |
Yale Romanization? | nala |
- South Gyeongsang (Busan) pitch accent: 나라의 / 나라에 / 나라까지
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[edit]
나라 • (nara)
- country, nation
- Synonym: 국가(國家) (gukga)
- government
Derived terms[edit]
See also[edit]
Suffix[edit]
—나라 • (-nara)
Usage notes[edit]
- Used only for historical Chinese polities with single-syllable names. Thus 송(宋)나라 (Song-nara, “Song dynasty”) but simply 북송(北宋) (Buksong, “Northern Song”). *북송나라 (*Buksong-nara) is ungrammatical.
Etymology 2[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [na̠ɾa̠]
(file)
- Phonetic hangul: [나라]
Romanizations | |
---|---|
Revised Romanization? | Nara |
Revised Romanization (translit.)? | Nala |
McCune–Reischauer? | Nara |
Yale Romanization? | nala |
Proper noun[edit]
나라 • (Nara)
References[edit]
Middle Korean[edit]
Noun[edit]
나라〮 (nàlá)
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