남아프리카공화국

Korean edit

Etymology edit

From 남(南) (nam, south) +‎ 아프리카 (Apeurika, Africa) +‎ 공화국(共和國) (gonghwaguk, republic).

Pronunciation edit

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [na̠ma̠pʰɯɾikʰa̠ ko̞(ː)ŋβwa̠ɡuk̚]
  • Phonetic hangul: [ (ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?Namapeurika gonghwaguk
Revised Romanization (translit.)?Nam'apeulika gonghwagug
McCune–Reischauer?Namap'ŭrik'a konghwaguk
Yale Romanization?nam.a.phuli.kha kōnghwakwuk

Proper noun edit

남아프리카공화국 (Namapeurikagonghwaguk)

  1. Republic of South Africa (formal and full name of South Africa)
    Synonyms: 남아공(南阿共) (Namagong), 남아프리카 (Namapeurika)