섬나라

Korean

Etymology

From 섬 (seom, “island”) +‎ 나라 (nara, “country, state”).

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	seomnara
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	seomnala
McCune–Reischauer?	sŏmnara
Yale Romanization?	sēmnala

Noun

섬나라 • (seomnara)

1. island state

Synonyms

• 도국(島國) (doguk) (Sino-Korean word)