우리나라

Korean

Alternative forms

• 우리 나라 (uri nara)

Etymology

우리 (uri, “we; I; our”) + 나라 (nara, “country”), literally “my/our country”.

Pronunciation

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

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

Noun

우리나라 • (urinara)

1. (North Korea) Korea
2. (South Korea) South Korea

Usage notes

• Although literally "my/our country", in most contexts it refers to Korea (North or South).

Derived terms

• 우리나라 사람 (urinara saram, “Korean person”)

Related terms

• 우리말 (urimal, “Korean language”)