공국

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 公國.

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gongguk
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gonggug
McCune–Reischauer?	kongguk
Yale Romanization?	kōngkwuk

Noun

공국 • (gongguk) (hanja 公國)

1. dukedom; duchy; principality