Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 內國 + .

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈnɛ(ː)ɡuɡin] ~ [ˈne̞(ː)ɡuɡin]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)/(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?naegugin
Revised Romanization (translit.)?naegug'in
McCune–Reischauer?naegugin
Yale Romanization?nāykwuk.in

Noun

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내국인 (naegugin) (hanja 內國人)

  1. national (of a country); local