우리나라

Jeju

Etymology

Univerbation of 우리 (uri, “our”) +‎ 나라 (nara, “country”). Cognate with Korean 우리나라 (urinara).

Pronunciation

• (Morphophonemic) IPA^(key): ⫽ulinala⫽
• (Jeju City) IPA^(key): [uɾina̠ɾa̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [우리나라]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	urinara
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	ulinala
Yale Romanization?	wulinala

Noun

우리나라 (urinara)

1. Korea
   • 2012 August 23, 문순덕 [munsundeok, Moon Soon-deok], 오승훈 [oseunghun, Oh Seung-hun], “1. 제주어 배우기 [1. jejueo bae'ugi, How to Speak Jeju Language]”, in 원종섭 [wonjongseop, Won Jong-sup], transl., edited by (주)컴퍼스미디어 [(ju)keompeoseumidieo, Compass Media Ltd.], 제주어와 영어로 ᄀᆞᆮ는 제주 이야기: A Guide to Jeju Spoken in the Language of Jeju and English‎^[1], 제주발전연구원 [jejubaljeonyeon'guwon]: 양영오 [yang'yeong'o, Yang Young-oh], →ISBN, archived from the original on 27 January 2023, 프롤로그: “졸바로 베와 보게마씸” [peurollogeu: “jolbaro bewa bogemassim”], page 10:

     어린이-영 어른이-영 ᄀᆞᆮ지-만 말앙 듣곡, 쓰곡, ᄀᆞᆯ아 봅서-양. 제주어-는 ᄄᆞᆫ 나라 말-이 아니라 우리나라-에서 잇날-부떠 써난 말이난 보물-이영 ᄀᆞ트우다.

     Eorini-yeong eoreuni-yeong gawtji-man marang deutgok, sseugok, gawra bopseo-yang. Jejueo-neun ttawn nara mar-i anira urinara-eseo innal-butteo sseonan marinan bomur-iyeong gawteuuda.

     Please try to not only speak with children and adults, but also listen and write as well. The Jeju language is not the language of another country, but a language that has been used in Korea for ages, so it's like a treasure.

   • 2017 April 14, 시인 [siin], “짜장멘 [jjajangmen, Jajangmyeon]”, in 제주어보전회 [jejueobojeonhoe, Jeju Preservation Society]‎^[2]:

     겐디, 이 거멍ᄒᆞᆫ 날 ‘블렉데이’-는 유독 우리나라-에-만 싯덴 ᄒᆞᆸ데다.

     Gendi, i geomeonghawn nal ‘beullekdei’-neun yudok urinara-e-man sitden hawpdeda.

     However, this black day "Black day" is said to only be found in Korea.

Alternative forms

• 우리 나라 (uri nara)

See also

• 나라 (nara)

Korean

Etymology

Univerbation of 우리 (uri, “our”) +‎ 나라 (nara, “country”). Cognate with Jeju 우리나라 (urinara). Compare Chinese 我國／我国 (wǒguó), Japanese わがくに (wa ga kuni).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [uɾina̠ɾa̠]

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• Phonetic hangul: [우리나라]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	urinara
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	ulinala
McCune–Reischauer?	urinara
Yale Romanization?	wulinala

Proper noun

South Korean Standard Language	우리나라 (urinara)
North Korean Standard Language	우리 나라 (uri nara)

우리나라 • (Urinara)

1. (in most contexts) Korea

   Synonym: 아국(我國) (aguk)

   우리나라-에 살면서 한국말-을 못 해?

   Urinara-e salmyeonseo han'gungmar-eul mot hae?

   He lives in Korea, and can't speak Korean?

2. (Yanbian) China
   • 1983, 리윤규 [riyun'gyu, Ri Yun-gyu], “우리 나라에서의 조선어방언토의 사용실태 [uri nara'eseoui joseoneobang'eontoui sayongsiltae, The present conditions of the use of Korean dialectal particles in China]”, in Jungguk Joseoneomun, volume 3, 吉林民族事务委员会, pages 39—44:

     우리 나라 조선족-들-의 거주실정-으로-부터 출발하여 […]

     uri nara Joseonjok-deur-ui geojusiljeong-euro-buteo chulbalhayeo [ … ]

     [We shall] begin with the residential conditions of the Korean populations of China […]

   • 2021, “중화민족 공동체 의식 부각해야 [junghwaminjok gongdongche uisik bugakhaeya, We must emphasize the community consciousness of the Chinese nation]”, in Yeonbyeon ilbo‎^[3]:

     우리 나라-는 통일된 다민족 국가-이다. 여러 민족-의 다원일체-는 선인-들-이 우리-에게 남겨놓은 중요한 재부-이자 우리 나라-의 거대한 우세-이다.

     Uri nara-neun tong'ildoen daminjok gukga-ida. Yeoreo minjog-ui dawonilche-neun seonin-deur-i uri-ege namgyeono'eun jung'yohan jaebu-ija uri nara-ui geodaehan use-ida.

     China is a united multinational state. The unity in diversity of its many nations is an important heritage that our ancestors have left us, and an enormous advantage of China's.

Usage notes

• In conversation, Koreans will more commonly use 우리나라 (urinara, literally “our country”) instead of words that literally mean "Korea", such as 한국(韓國) (Han'guk) or 조선(朝鮮) (Joseon).

Related terms

• 우리말 (urimal, “Korean language”)