민족

Korean

FWOTD – 4 May 2016

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 民族, from 民 (“populace”) + 族 (“lineage”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [miɲd͡ʑo̞k̚]

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• Phonetic hangul: [민족]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	minjok
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	minjog
McCune–Reischauer?	minjok
Yale Romanization?	min.cok

Noun

민족 • (minjok) (hanja 民族)

1. people; nation; ethnicity; race; tribe

   Synonyms: 겨레 (gyeore), 동족(同族) (dongjok)

   민족 해방 ― minjok haebang ― national liberation

   민족 이동 ― minjok idong ― ethnic migration

   • 2016, 舊(구)소련권 영토 갈등 분출… 러, 親(친)러 지역 독립 부추겨

     25년 전 소련 붕괴 당시의 국경·민족·종교 혼란상이 재현되고 있다는 의미다.

     Isibonyeon jeon soryeon bunggoe dangsi-ui gukgyeong·minjok·jonggyo hollansan-g'i jaehyeondoego it-daneun uimi-da.

     It means the chaos of national borders, ethnicities and religions 25 years ago during the collapse of the Soviet Union is being reproduced.

Derived terms

• 민족적(民族的) (minjokjeok)
• 민족주의(民族主義) (minjokjuui)

Descendants

• → English: minjok

See also

• 인종(人種) (injong, “race”)