바티칸 시국

Korean

Etymology

From 바티칸 (Batikan) +‎ 시국(市國) (siguk, “city state”).

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	Batikan siguk
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	Batikan sigug
McCune–Reischauer?	Pat'ik'an siguk
Yale Romanization?	pa.thi.khan sīkwuk

Proper noun

바티칸 시국 • (Batikan siguk)

1. Vatican City (a city-state in Southern Europe, an enclave within the city of Rome, Italy)