Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 大英帝國

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈtɛ(ː)jʌ̹ŋd͡ʑe̞ɡuk̚] ~ [ˈte̞(ː)jʌ̹ŋd͡ʑe̞ɡuk̚]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)/(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?Daeyeongjeguk
Revised Romanization (translit.)?Daeyeongjegug
McCune–Reischauer?Taeyŏngjeguk
Yale Romanization?tāyyengceykwuk

Proper noun

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대영제국 (Daeyeongjeguk) (hanja 大英帝國)

  1. the British Empire

Derived terms

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