Korean edit

Etymology edit

Sino-Korean word from 北側.

Pronunciation edit

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?bukcheuk
Revised Romanization (translit.)?bugcheug
McCune–Reischauer?pukch'ŭk
Yale Romanization?pukchuk

Noun edit

북측 (bukcheuk) (hanja 北側)

  1. the north; the north side
  2. (in the tourist regions in North Korea and the official meetings between South Korea and North Korea) North Korea (as opposite to South Korea)

Antonyms edit