우리나라

Jeju

Etymology

Univerbation of 우리 (uri, “our”) +‎ 나라 (nara, “country”). Cognate with Korean 우리나라 (urinara).

Pronunciation

• (Morphophonemic) IPA^(key): ⫽ulinala⫽
• (Jeju City) IPA^(key): [uɾina̠ɾa̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [우리나라]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	urinara
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	ulinala
Yale Romanization?	wulinala

Noun

우리나라 (urinara)

1. Korea
   • 2012 August 23, 문순덕, 오승훈, “1. 제주어 배우기”, in 원종섭, transl., edited by (주)컴퍼스미디어, 제주어와 영어로 ᄀᆞᆮ는 제주 이야기: A Guide to Jeju Spoken in the Language of Jeju and English‎^[1], 제주발전연구원: 양영오, →ISBN, archived from the original on 27 January 2023, 프롤로그: “졸바로 베와 보게마씸”, page 10:

     어린이영 어른이영 ᄀᆞᆮ지만 말앙 듣곡, 쓰곡, ᄀᆞᆯ아 봅서양. 제주어는 ᄄᆞᆫ 나라 말이 아니라 우리나라에서 잇날부떠 써난 말이난 보물이영 ᄀᆞ트우다.

     Eorini-yeong eoreuni-yeong gawtji-man marang deutgok, sseugok, gawra bopseo-yang. Jejueo-neun ttawn nara mar-i anira urinara-eseo innal-butteo sseonan marinan bomur-iyeong gawteuuda.

     Please try to not only speak with children and adults, but also listen and write as well. The Jeju language is not the language of another country, but a language that has been used in Korea for ages, so it's like a treasure.

   • 2017 April 14, 시인, “짜장멘”, in 제주어보전회‎^[2]:

     겐디, 이 거멍ᄒᆞᆫ 날 ‘블렉데이’는 유독 우리나라에만 싯덴 ᄒᆞᆸ데다.

     Gendi, i geomeonghawn nal ‘beullekdei’-neun yudok urinara-e-man sitden hawpdeda.

     However, this black day "Black day" is said to only be found in Korea.

Alternative forms

• 우리 나라 (uri nara)

See also

• 나라 (nara)

Korean

Etymology

Univerbation of 우리 (uri, “our”) +‎ 나라 (nara, “country”). Cognate with Jeju 우리나라 (urinara). Compare Chinese 我國／我国 (wǒguó), Japanese わがくに (wa ga kuni).

Pronunciation

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

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• Phonetic hangul: [우리나라]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	urinara
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	ulinala
McCune–Reischauer?	urinara
Yale Romanization?	wulinala

Proper noun

South Korean Standard Language	우리나라 (urinara)
North Korean Standard Language	우리 나라 (uri nara)

우리나라 • (Urinara)

1. (in most contexts) Korea

   Synonym: 아국(我國) (aguk)

   우리나라에 살면서 한국말을 못 해?

   Urinara-e salmyeonseo han'gungmar-eul mot hae?

   He lives in Korea, and can't speak Korean?

2. (China) China
   • 1983, 리윤규, “우리 나라에서의 조선어방언토의 사용실태”, in Jungguk Joseoneomun, volume 3, 吉林民族事务委员会, pages 39—44:

     우리 나라 조선족들의 거주실정으로부터 출발하여 […]

     uri nara Joseonjok-deur-ui geojusiljeong-euro-buteo chulbalhayeo [ … ]

     [We shall] begin with the residential conditions of the Korean populations of China […]

   • 2021, “중화민족 공동체 의식 부각해야”, in Yeonbyeon ilbo‎^[3]:

     우리 나라는 통일된 다민족 국가이다. 여러 민족의 다원일체는 선인들이 우리에게 남겨놓은 중요한 재부이자 우리 나라의 거대한 우세이다.

     Uri nara-neun tong'ildoen daminjok gukga-ida. Yeoreo minjog-ui dawonilche-neun seonin-deur-i uri-ege namgyeono'eun jung'yohan jaebu-ija uri nara-ui geodaehan use-ida.

     China is a united multinational state. The unity in diversity of its many nations is an important heritage that our ancestors have left us, and an enormous advantage of China's.

Usage notes

• In conversation, Koreans will more commonly use 우리나라 (urinara, literally “our country”) instead of words that literally mean "Korea", such as 한국(韓國) (Han'guk) or 조선(朝鮮) (Joseon).

Related terms

• 우리말 (urimal, “Korean language”)