Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 民族, from (populace) + (lineage).

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [miɲd͡ʑo̞k̚]
    • Audio:(file)
  • Phonetic hangul: []
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?minjok
Revised Romanization (translit.)?minjog
McCune–Reischauer?minjok
Yale Romanization?min.cok

Noun

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민족 (minjok) (hanja 民族)

  1. people; nation; ethnicity; race; tribe
    Synonyms: 겨레 (gyeore), 동족(同族) (dongjok)
    민족 해방minjok haebangnational liberation
    민족 이동minjok idongethnic migration

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • English: minjok

See also

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