모국

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 母國 (“home country, homeland, mother country”)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈmo̞(ː)ɡuk̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [모(ː)국]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	moguk
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	mogug
McCune–Reischauer?	moguk
Yale Romanization?	mōkwuk

Noun

모국 • (moguk) (hanja 母國)

1. home country, homeland, mother country