Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 異國人.

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈi(ː)ɡuɡin]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?igugin
Revised Romanization (translit.)?igug'in
McCune–Reischauer?igugin
Yale Romanization?īkwuk.in

Noun

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이국인 (igugin) (hanja 異國人)

  1. foreigner, stranger, alien