소련

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 蘇聯 (“USSR”) Hanja form 소 (so), the abbreviation of 소비에트 (sobieteu) or orthographic borrowing from Chinese 蘇維埃 / 苏维埃 (sūwéi'āi) and 연 (yeon), short for 연방 (yeonbang) meaning "union", "federation", or "commonwealth".

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [sʰo̞ɾjʌ̹n]
• Phonetic hangul: [소련]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	Soryeon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	Solyeon
McCune–Reischauer?	Soryŏn
Yale Romanization?	solyen

Proper noun

South Korean Standard Language	소련(蘇聯) (Soryeon)
North Korean Standard Language	쏘련 (Ssoryeon)

소련 • (Soryeon) (hanja 蘇聯)

1. (South Korea) (historical) Soviet Union (a former transcontinental country in Europe and Asia (1922–1991), now split into Russia and fourteen other countries)

   Synonyms: 소비에트 연방 (Sobieteu yeonbang), 소비에트 사회주의 공화국 연방 (Sobieteu sahoejuui gonghwaguk yeonbang)

See also

• 구소련(舊蘇聯) (Gusoryeon)