이북

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 以北 (“to the north of”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈi(ː)buk̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [이(ː)북]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	ibuk
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	ibug
McCune–Reischauer?	ibuk
Yale Romanization?	īpuk

Noun

이북 • (ibuk) (hanja 以北)

1. (formal) the north of something

Coordinate terms

• 이남 (以南, inam, “south of”)
• 이동 (以東, idong, “east of”)
• 이서 (以西, iseo, “west of”)

Proper noun

이북 • (Ibuk) (hanja 以北)

1. (specifically) North Korea

Etymology 2

From English e-book.

Pronunciation

South Gyeongsang (Busan) pitch accent: 이북의 / 이북에 / 이북까지

Syllables in red take high pitch. This word always takes high pitch only on the first syllable, and lowers the pitch of subsequent suffixes.

Noun

이북 • (ibuk)

1. e-book