독일

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 獨逸, an orthographic borrowing from Japanese 独逸 (Doitsu, “Germany”) (kyūjitai: 獨逸; now normally written in katakana as ドイツ (Doitsu) in modern Japanese), from Dutch Duits (“German”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [to̞ɡiɭ]
• Phonetic hangeul: [도길]

Revised Romanization? Dogil Revised Romanization (translit.)? Dog-il McCune–Reischauer? Togil Yale Romanization? Tok.il

South Korean Standard Language	독일(獨逸) (Dogil)
North Korean Cultured Language	도이췰란드 (Doichwillandeu)

Proper noun

독일 • (Dogil) (hanja 獨逸)

1. (South Korea) Germany

Synonyms

• 도이칠란트 (Doichillanteu), 덕국(德國) (Deokguk) (obsolete)