납북

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 拉 (“pull”) + 北 (“north”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [na̠p̚p͈uk̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [납뿍]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	napbuk
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	nabbug
McCune–Reischauer?	nappuk
Yale Romanization?	nap.puk

Noun

납북 • (napbuk) (hanja 拉北)

1. abduction to North Korea

   납북되었던 어부들이 무사히 귀환했다. ― Napbukdoeeotdeon eobu-deur-i musahi gwihwanhaetda. ― The fishermen who had been abducted to North Korea returned home safely.

Derived terms

• 납북(拉北)되다 (napbukdoeda, “to be abducted to North Korea”)
• 납북인사(拉北人士) (napbuginsa, “a person abducted to North Korea”)