한국어
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Korean[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Sino-Korean word from 韓國語, from 韓國 (“Korea (한국)”) and 語 (“language (어)”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Romanizations
| Revised transcription | han-gugeo |
| Revised transliteration | hāngug-eo |
| McCune–Reischauer | han'gugŏ |
| Yale | hānkwuk.e |
Noun[edit]
한국어 (han-gugeo) (hanja 韓國語)
Usage notes[edit]
Of the many Korean names for the Korean language, this is the most formal in the Republic of Korea (South Korea). 한국말 (han-gungmal) is more commonly used, but it denotes exclusively the spoken language (말 (mal) is speech). In North Korea, 조선말 (joseonmal) is more common.
Synonyms[edit]
- 한국말 (han-gungmal, “Korean spoken language”) (broadly)
- 우리말 (urimal, “our spoken language”) (broadly)
- 조선어 (joseoneo, “Joseoneo”) (broadly)
- 조선말 (joseonmal, 朝鮮말) (broadly)
- 고려말 (goryeomal, 高麗말) (broadly)
