조지아
Korean
Alternative forms
- (state of the U.S.): 죠지아 (Jojia)
Etymology
From English Georgia. This has long been in use as a name for the state of the United States, this word began to be used increasingly to refer to the country of Georgia as well following a request by Georgia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 2011 (see Wikipedia's Name of Georgia (country)#Gruziya and a related Telegraph article[1]). Compare Japanese ジョージア (Jōjia).
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [t͡ɕo̞d͡ʑia̠]
- Phonetic hangul: [조지아]
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | Jojia |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | Jojia |
| McCune–Reischauer? | Chojia |
| Yale Romanization? | cocia |
Proper noun
조지아 • (Jojia)
- (South Korea) Georgia (country)
- Synonym: 그루지야 (Geurujiya) (North Korea, common in South Korea)
- (South Korea) Georgia (state of the U.S.)