남쪽

Korean

Etymology

남 (南, nam, “south”) + 쪽 (jjok, “side”)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [na̠mt͡ɕ͈o̞k̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [남쪽]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	namjjok
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	namjjog
McCune–Reischauer?	namtchok
Yale Romanization?	namccok

Noun

남쪽 • (namjjok)

1. The South.
2. South Korea in relation to North Korea.

Coordinate terms

• 북쪽 (bukjjok, “North”)
• 서쪽 (seojjok, “West”)
• 동쪽 (dongjjok, “East”)