Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 南極 (the South Pole, the Antarctic)

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?Namgeuk
Revised Romanization (translit.)?Namgeug
McCune–Reischauer?Namgŭk
Yale Romanization?namkuk

Noun

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남극 (namgeuk) (hanja 南極)

  1. south pole

Proper noun

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남극 (Namgeuk) (hanja 南極)

  1. the South Pole, the Antarctic