Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 內蒙古.

Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

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내몽고 (Naemonggo) (hanja 內蒙古)

  1. Inner Mongolia (an autonomous region of China)

Synonyms

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