공덕동

[ko̞ŋdʌ̹k̚t͈o̞ŋ]

Gongdeok-dong (an administrative neighbourhood in Mapo District, Seoul, South Korea)


봉신연의

Bongsinyeonui (romanization)
封神演義 (hanja)

[po̞ŋɕʰiɲʌ̹nɰi]

[po̞ŋɕʰiɲʌ̹ni]

Sino-Korean word from 封神演義 (“Investiture of the Gods”).

ko-etym-sino

Investiture of the Gods (16th-century Chinese novel)


마도

an island in Hadong-gun, Gyeongsangnam-do, South Korea


금병매

Geumbyeongmae (romanization)
金瓶梅 (hanja)

Sino-Korean word from 金瓶梅 (“Jin Ping Mei”).

The Plum in the Golden Vase, a Ming dynasty novel


삼도천

Sino-Korean word from 三途川, from 三 (“three”) + 途 (“way”) + 川 (“river”).

Vaitarna
w:Vaitarna River (mythological)

(Buddhism) the Sanzu River (a mythological river in Japanese Buddhist tradition similar to the Hindu Vaitarna or Ancient Greek Styx)


여수

Yeosu (a city in South Jeolla Province, South Korea)


삼청교육대

ko-proper noun

삼청교육대 • (Samcheonggyoyukdae) (hanja 三清教育隊)

Samcheonggyoyukdae (romanization)
三清教育隊 (hanja)

[ˈsʰa̠(ː)mt͡ɕʰʌ̹ŋɡjojuk̚t͈ɛ]

Sino-Korean word from 三清 + 教育 (“education”) + 隊 (“unit”). Samchung may be a reference to Samcheong-dong, where Chun Doo-hwan's Special Committee for National Security Measures (국가보위비상대책위원회 (gukga bowi bisang daechaek wiwonhoe)) was established.

ko-etym-Sino

(historical) the Samchung re-education camp; a concentration camp established by military dictator Chun Doo-hwan that detained anti-government activists and alleged gangsters.


상락

Sino-Korean word from 常樂 (“Sheung Lok”).

Kowloon City District
w:Kowloon City District

Sheung Lok (one of 22 constituencies in the Kowloon City District in Hong Kong)


관동팔경

Gwandongpalgyeong (romanization)
關東八景 (hanja)

Sino-Korean word from 關東八景, from 關東 (“Guandong”) + 八 (“eight”) + 景 (“view”).

ko-etym-sino

the eight famous locations in Gwandong (modern-day Yeongdong)


팔정도

[pʰa̠ʎd͡ʑʌ̹ŋdo̞]

Sino-Korean word from 八正道, from 八 (“eight”) + 正道 (“correct path”).

noble eightfold path
noble eightfold path

(Buddhism) the noble eightfold path (the path to the end of suffering, involving eight steps)


메데이아

From English Medea, ultimately from Ancient Greek Μήδεια (Mḗdeia).


혜능

[ˈçe̞(ː)nɯŋ]


정읍사

[t͡ɕʌ̹ŋɯps͈a̠]

Sino-Korean word from 井 (“well”) + 邑 (“city”) + 詞 (“word”).

Jeongupsa (the only surviving song from the Baekje kingdom)


동남아

Sino-Korean word from 東南亞, from 東南 (“southeast”) + 亞 (“Asia”).


포대

Hotei, Budai (god of abundance and good health)


서아시아

[sʰʌ̹a̠ɕʰia̠]

From 서(西) (seo, “west”) + 아시아 (Asia, “Asia”).

Holonym: 아시아 (asia)


남아시아

Holonym: 아시아 (asia)


망한민국

Manghanmin'guk (romanization)
亡韓民國 (hanja)

Blend of 망(亡) (mang, “dead”) + 대한민국(大韓民國) (Daehanmin'guk, “Republic of Korea”).


동아시아

Holonym: 아시아 (asia)


지옥불반도

From 지옥(地獄) (jiok, “hell”) + 불 (bul, “fire”) + 반도(半島) (bando, “peninsula”).


상민

(historical, in particular) a member of the commoner class of the Joseon caste system who were not systematically discriminated


천민

Sino-Korean word from 賤民 (“person of the lowest social status; riffraff”).

ko-etym-Sino

(historical, in particular) a member of the lowest caste within the Joseon caste system


대동

Sino-Korean word from 大洞, from 大 (“big”) + 洞 (“dong”).

ko-etym-sino

Dae-dong (a locality in Dong-gu, Daejeon, South Korea)


대동

Sino-Korean word from 大東, from 大 (“big”) + 東 (“east”).


무림

Sino-Korean word from 武林, from 武 (“martial arts”) + 林 (“forest”), Chinese 武林 (wǔlín).


파초과

Sino-Korean word from 芭蕉 (“plantain”) + 科 (“family”).

(taxonomy) Musaceae (a taxonomic family within the order Zingiberales – bananas and close relatives)


룩셈부르그

(North Korea) Luxembourg (a country in Europe)


리뜨바

(North Korea) Lithuania (a country in Europe)


청나라

[t͡ɕʰʌ̹ŋna̠ɾa̠]

From 청(淸) (cheong, “Qing”) + 나라 (nara, “Chinese dynasty”).


아마테라스

Borrowed from Japanese 天照 (Amaterasu, “Amaterasu”).


대청국

[ˈtɛ(ː)t͡ɕʰʌ̹ŋɡuk̚]

[ˈte̞(ː)t͡ɕʰʌ̹ŋɡuk̚]

Sino-Korean word from 大 (“great”) + 淸 (“Qing”) + 國 (“country”).


아마테라스 오미카미

Borrowed from Japanese 天照大御神 (Amaterasu Ōmikami, “Amaterasu-ōmikami”).


로리

A transliteration of the English female given name Laurie

A transliteration of the English female given name Laury

A transliteration of the English female given name Lori

A transliteration of the English male given name Rory


러레이도

텍사스주 남부 심장부의 깊은 곳, 35번 주간 고속도로 1번 마일 표지판에 자리한 러레이도는 고독한 별의 주, 텍사스주의 시작점이자 미국과 텍사스주, 멕시코를 동시에 경험하는 여행의 출발점입니다.

Teksaseuju nambu simjangbuui gipeun got, 35beon jugan gosokdoro 1beon mail pyojipane jarihan reoreidoneun godokhan byeorui ju, teksaseujuui sijakjeomija migukgwa teksaseuju, meksikoreul dongsie gyeongheomhaneun yeohaeng'ui chulbaljeomimnida.

미국 텍사스에 있는 도시, 러레이도!

(Can we date this quote?), Trip.com, 러레이도:


몰타섬

From 몰타 (Molta, “Malta”) + 섬 (seom, “island”).

compound

Malta (The largest island in the Maltese Archipelago)


쓰르비아

(North Korea) Serbia (a country in Europe)


쯔르나고라

[t͡ɕ͈ɯɾɯna̠ɡo̞ɾa̠]

(North Korea) Montenegro (a country in Europe)


스워질랜드

[sʰɯwʌ̹d͡ʑiɭɭɛndɯ]

[sʰɯwʌ̹d͡ʑiɭɭe̞ndɯ]

(North Korea) Swaziland (a country in Africa)


쓰르비아 및 쯔르나고라

ko-pos

쓰르비아 및 쯔르나고라 • (Sseureubia mit jjeureunagora)

Sseureubia mit jjeureunagora (romanization)

[s͈ɯɾɯbia̠ mit̚ t͡ɕ͈ɯɾɯna̠ɡo̞ɾa̠]

[쓰르비아믿쯔르나고라]

쓰르비아 (Sseureubia, “Serbia”) + 및 (mit, “and”) + 쯔르나고라 (Jjeureunagora, “Montenegro”)

compound

Serbia and Montenegro
Serbia and Montenegro

(North Korea, history) Serbia and Montenegro


세르비아 몬테네그로

세르비아 (Sereubia, “Serbia”) + 몬테네그로 (Montenegeuro, “Montenegro”)


아일랜드 공화국

From 아일랜드 (Aillaendeu, “Ireland”) + 공화국(共和國) (gonghwaguk, “republic”).


이란 이슬람 공화국

From 이란 (Iran, “Iran”) + 이슬람 (Iseullam, “Islam”) + 공화국(共和國) (gonghwaguk, “republic”).

Islamic Republic of Iran
Islamic Republic of Iran


둥베이 평원

둥베이 (dungbei, “Northeast China”) + 평원(平原) (pyeong'won, “plain”)

com

Northeast China Plain
Northeast China Plain


고이치아강

Goichiagang (romanization)
古異歯亞綱 (hanja)

Sino-Korean word from 古 (“ancient”) + 異 (“additional”) + 歯 (“tooth”) + 亞綱 (“subclass”).


석패과

[sʰʌ̹k̚pʰɛɡwa̠]

[sʰʌ̹k̚pʰe̞ɡwa̠]

Sino-Korean word from 石 (“rock”) + 貝 (“shell”) + 科 (“family”).


갠수

Dialectal form of 간수 (Gansu, “Gansu province”).


굥

Rotating 윤 (Yun, a surname) 180 degrees.

윤석열 w:ko:윤석열

(derogatory, neologism, Internet slang) Yoon Suk-yeol (윤석열), South Korean president from 2022 to 2027


Yuji

From Kim Keon-hee's paper (2007); 회원 유지 (hoewon yuji, “retention of members”) in the title was mistranslated as "member Yuji".

(derogatory, neologism, Internet slang) Kim Keon-hee, South Korean first lady from 2022 to 2027


뵘

뵘석 ― boemseok ― böhmite


앨리스

A transliteration of the English female given name Alice


아프리카의 뿔

Horn of Africa (a region of East Africa)


거문고자리

Of native Korean origin. From 거문고 (geomun'go, “geomungo”) + 자리 (jari, “place, seat”).


싱

From Hindi सिंघ (siṅgh, “lion”) or Punjabi ਸਿੰਘ (siṅgh, “lion”).

싱 씨는 결과에 만족하다고 말했다.

Mr. Singh said he was pleased with the outcome.

Sing ssi-neun gyeolgwa-e manjokhadago malhaetda.


물고기자리

Of native Korean origin. From 물고기 (mulgogi, “fish”) + 자리 (jari, “constellation”).


남북

Sino-Korean word from 南北, from 南 (“south”) + 北 (“north”).

ko-etym-sino

남북 관계가 결렬될 위험

the risk of rupturing North-South relations

nambuk gwan'gye-ga gyeollyeol-doel wiheom

north and south, (especially) North Korea and South Korea

남북 전쟁 전 미국 남부의 법률들

the laws of the antebellum American South

nambuk jeonjaeng jeon Miguk nambu-ui beomnyul-deul

(American history) Union and Confederate forces


네데를란드

(North Korea) Netherlands (a country in Europe)


북아시아

Holonym: 아시아 (asia)


시드

르 시드 ― Reu Sideu ― Le Cid


계몽시대

Gyemongsidae (romanization)
啓蒙時代 (hanja)

계몽(啓蒙) (gyemong, “enlightenment”) + 시대(時代) (sidae, “age, era”)

com

Age of Enlightenment
Age of Enlightenment


계몽주의

계몽(啓蒙) (gyemong, “enlightenment”) + 주의(主義) (juui, “ideology, -ism”)


비틀스

비틀스는 전형적인 팝 그룹이었다.
Biteulseu-neun jeonhyeongjeog-in pap geurubieotda.
The Beatles were the archetypal pop group.


대한

Sino-Korean word from 大寒 (“Dahan”). Cognate with Japanese 大寒(だいかん) (daikan).

입춘(立春)

이십사절기(二十四節氣) (Isipsajeolgi, “The twenty-four solar terms”); Spring

입하(立夏)

이십사절기(二十四節氣) (Isipsajeolgi, “The twenty-four solar terms”); Summer

입추(立秋)

이십사절기(二十四節氣) (Isipsajeolgi, “The twenty-four solar terms”); Autumn

입동(立冬)

이십사절기(二十四節氣) (Isipsajeolgi, “The twenty-four solar terms”); Winter


끼르기즈스딴

[k͈iɾɯɡid͡ʑɯsʰɯt͈a̠n]

(North Korea) Kyrgyzstan (a country in Asia)


팔레스티나

(North Korea) Palestine (a partially recognized country in Asia)


뚜르크메니스딴

From Russian Туркмениста́н (Turkmenistán).

bor

Туркмениста́н

(North Korea) Turkmenistan (a country in Asia)


따쥐끼스딴

From Russian Таджикиста́н (Tadžikistán).

Таджикиста́н

(North Korea) Tajikistan (a country in Asia)


한림

[~읍(邑)] Hallim (a town in Jeju, South Korea)


사림

Sino-Korean word from 士林 (“academic circles”).

ko-etym-sino

사림 문화

(historical) sarim (a Joseon-era political faction of writers and scholars who studied and wrote about Confucianism in a rural forest area)


강원

강원도(江原道) 강원도#Korean

Short for 강원도(江原道) (Gang'wondo, “Gangwon, Kangwŏn (a province of Korea)”).


우어

From Chinese 吳／吴 (Wú) + 어(語) (-eo, “language”).


서베를린

[sʰʌ̹be̞ɾɯʎʎin]


베네치아

Venice (a city, the regional capital of Veneto, Italy)


시바

From Sanskrit शिव (śivá, “the auspicious one”).


靑丘永言

ko-proper noun

靑丘永言 • (Cheongguyeong'eon) (hangeul 청구영언)

Cheongguyeong'eon (romanization)
청구영언 (hangeul)

청구영언 청구영언#Korean

hanja form of 청구영언 (“Cheongguyeong'eon”)


단국

Sino-Korean word from 檀 (“Dangun”) + 國 (“country, land”).


청구영언

Cheongguyeong'eon (romanization)
靑丘永言 (hanja)

[t͡ɕʰʌ̹ŋɡujʌ̹ŋʌ̹n]

Sino-Korean word from 청구(靑丘) (Cheonggu, “green hills”) + 永 (“long”) + 言 (“word”).

Cheongguyeong'eon (an anthology of sijo collected by Kim Cheon-taek in 1728)


군자지국

Sino-Korean word from 君子 (“gentleman”) + 之 (“of”) + 國 (“land, country”).


阿斯達

(historical) hanja form of 아사달 (“Asadal”)


아사달

Modern Korean reading of Hanja 阿斯達; further origin is unknown.
One hypothesis is that 아사달 (Asadal) is a compound word composed of asa + dal, motivated by an assumption of equivalence between the Chinese phonetic transcription 阿斯達／阿斯达 (Asīdá) and the word 조선 (Joseon) (朝鮮／朝鲜 (Cháoxiǎn) in Chinese). However, the etymology of 조선 (Joseon) is ultimately unknown, with opinions differing as to whether the word was created as a phonetic transcription or as a semantic calque (presumably of a foreign word). Furthermore, the reading of the Mandarin Chinese character 朝 (cháo) is identical to the reading when used to mean "dynasty," not with the reading when used to mean "morning" (which would instead be 朝 (zhāo)). However, the name of 朝陽／朝阳 (Cháoyáng) is read in the former manner despite 朝 (cháo) also meaning "morning" here.
However, the character 斯 (sī), which is used in modern Chinese languages mainly to represent the phoneme /s/ or /θ/ in word-final and preconsonantal positions when transcribing foreign words, has always had a sibilant (/s/) rather than an affricate like Korean (/ch/), as there are plenty of other characters better suited to transcribing the Korean sound. Dal might be the result of reading Chinese characters in the Korean way; if so, the original Chinese pronunciation at the time Asadal was originally recorded in historical texts could have been Asada, with the final syllable (-da) as a transcription of the Middle Korean word ᄯᅡᇂ〮 (stáh), Early Modern Korean ᄯᅡ (sta), Modern Korean 따 (tta) or 땅 (ttang), meaning "land." In this case, Asadal would mean "Morning Land." If, however, the final syllable is related to Goguryeo 達 (*tara, “mountain”), then Asadal would mean "Morning Mountain."
鮮／鲜 (xiǎn) also meant "mountain" or "hill" in ancient usage.

zh-l

阿斯達／阿斯达 (Asīdá)

(historical) Asadal (the capital city of the kingdom of Gojoseon)


중추

[t͡ɕuŋt͡ɕʰu]

Sino-Korean word from 中秋 (“Mid-Autumn Festival”).


천기

Sino-Korean word from 天 (“heaven, sky”) + 紀 (“record”).

(history) the eighth era (277-280) during the Sunho period of the Wu dynasty during the Three Kingdoms Period in China, the last era of the Wu state


토스

(finance) Toss (a remittance app developed by Viva Republica)


미니

A transliteration of the English female given name Minnie


대일본제국

Daeilbonjeguk (romanization)
大日本帝國 (hanja)

Sino-Korean word from 大日本帝國. Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 大日本帝国 (Dainippon Teikoku).


뿌찐

울라지미르 울라지미로비치 뿌찐
Ullajimireu Ullajimirobichi ppujjin
Vladimir Putin (North Korean spelling)

Пу́тин Путин#Russian

(North Korea) A transliteration of the Russian surname Пу́тин (Pútin).


앤

앤 불린

A transliteration of the English female given name Ann or Anne


말라얄람어

[ma̠ɭɭa̠ja̠ɭɭa̠mʌ̹]

From Malayalam മലയാളം (malayāḷaṁ) + 어(語) (-eo, “language, speech”).

말라얄람어하세요?

Malayalam (a Dravidian language spoken in the states of Kerala and Lakshadweep, India)


로서아

Sino-Korean word from 露西亞, likely orthographic borrowing from Japanese 露西亜 (Roshia).


아마존 우림

From 아마존 (Amajon, “Amazon”) + 우림(雨林) (urim, “rainforest”).


오디세이아

From Latin Odyssea, from Ancient Greek Ὀδύσσεια (Odússeia).


고비 사막

From 고비 (Gobi, “Gobi”) + 사막(沙漠) (samak, “desert”).

com

the Gobi Desert (a large desert in China and Mongolia, Asia)


天路歷程

Cheolloyeokjeong (romanization)
천로역정 (hangeul)

천로역정 천로역정#Korean

hanja form of 천로역정 (“The Pilgrim's Progress”) (South Korea)


天路歷程

Cheolloryeokjeong (romanization)
천로력정 (hangeul)

천로력정 천로력정#Korean

hanja form of 천로력정 (“The Pilgrim's Progress”) (North Korea)


천로역정

Cheolloyeokjeong (romanization)
天路歷程 (hanja)

[t͡ɕʰʌ̹ɭɭo̞jʌ̹k̚t͡ɕ͈ʌ̹ŋ]

Sino-Korean word from 천로(天路) (cheollo) + 역정(歷程) (yeokjeong).


동인

(historical) a political faction in the Joseon Korean court which emerged in a dispute over the appropriate powers of royal in-laws in the 1570s, opposing the 서인(西人) (Seoin, “Westerner”) faction; around 1589, they split into the 북인(北人) (Bugin, “Northerner”) and 남인(南人) (Namin, “Southerner”) factions


국련

국련 총회(國聯總會)
국련 총회#Korean

Clipping of 국련 총회(國聯總會) (Gungnyeon chonghoe, “United Nations”).


국련 총회

ko-proper noun

국련 총회 • (Gungnyeon chonghoe) (hanja 國聯總會)

Gungnyeon chonghoe (romanization)
國聯總會 (hanja)

[kuŋɲʌ̹n t͡ɕʰo̞ŋβwe̞]

[kuŋɲʌ̹n t͡ɕʰo̞ŋɦø̞]

Sino-Korean word from 국련(國聯) (gungnyeon) + 총회(總會) (chonghoe).


윈

(North Korea) Vienna (the capital city of Austria)


벌가리아

[pʌ̹ɭɡa̠ɾia̠]

(North Korea) Bulgaria (a country in Europe)


베토벤

A transliteration of the German surname Beethoven

(in particular) Ludwig van Beethoven, German composer


모차르트

[mo̞t͡ɕʰa̠ɾɯtʰɯ]

A transliteration of the German surname Mozart

(in particular) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Austrian composer


중앙아시아

[t͡ɕuŋa̠ŋa̠ɕʰia̠]


쏘피아

(North Korea) Sofia (the capital of Bulgaria)


부꾸레슈띠

(North Korea) Bucharest (the capital city of Romania)


북해도

Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 北海道.

obor

(North Korea, rare) Hokkaido (a prefecture, an island in Japan)


말디브

(North Korea) Maldives (a country in Asia)


카톡

카카오톡 카카오톡#Korean


카카오

카카오톡 카카오톡#Korean


도미니까

Borrowed from Spanish República Dominicana.

Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic#English

(North Korea) Dominican Republic (a country in North America)


도미니까 공화국

[도미니까공(ː)화국]

From 도미니까 (Dominikka) + 공화국(共和國) (gonghwaguk, “republic”).


이반

『바보 이반』

Ива́н Иван#Russian

A transliteration of the Russian male given name Ива́н (Iván), Ivan


노나라

노(魯) (No, “the Lu”) + 나라 (-nara, suffix for Chinese polities).

suffix

(historical) the Lu, an ancient vassal state of China


백로씨야

백(白) (baek, “white”) + 로씨야 (Rossiya, “Russia”).

compound

벨라루스 벨라루스#Korean

(North Korea) Synonym of 벨라루스 (Bellaruseu, “Belarus (a country in Europe)”)


속초

[sʰo̞k̚t͡ɕʰo̞]

Sokcho (a city in Gangwon Province, South Korea)


서사

(obsolete) Switzerland (a country in Europe)


서전

[sʰʌ̹d͡ʑʌ̹n]


중앙유럽

[t͡ɕuŋa̠ŋjuɾʌ̹p̚]


섕

섕 수틴
syaeng sutin
Chaïm Soutine

Chaïm (French pronunciation of a Jewish male given name)


창사

[t͡ɕʰa̠ŋsʰa̠]


창씨개명

Changssigaemyeong (romanization)
創氏改名 (hanja)

[ˈt͡ɕʰa̠(ː)ŋɕ͈iɡɛmjʌ̹ŋ]

[ˈt͡ɕʰa̠(ː)ŋɕ͈iɡe̞mjʌ̹ŋ]

Sino-Korean word from 創氏改名, an orthographic borrowing from Japanese 創氏改名(そうしかいめい) (Sōshi kaimei).

(historical) A 1939 Japanese government policy applied to then Korean colony which forced Koreans to change their surnames to Japanese-style surnames; abolished in 1945.

Choi Kyu-hah
Kim Jae-gyu
Kim Suk-won (general)
Park Chung Hee


붉은 군대

Bulgeun gundae (romanization)
붉은 軍隊 (hanja)

붉은 (bulgeun) + 군대 (gundae), likely calque of Russian Кра́сная А́рмия (Krásnaja Ármija).

calque

Кра́сная А́рмия


선양

Shenyang (the provincial capital of Liaoning, China)


라자브

[ɾa̠d͡ʑa̠bɯ]

(Islam) Rajab (the seventh month in the Islam calendar)


뻬루

(North Korea) Peru (a country in South America)


빠라과이

(North Korea) Paraguay (a country in South America)


아르헨띠나

(North Korea) Argentina (a country in South America)


빠나마

(North Korea) Panama (a country in Central America)


꼴롬비아

(North Korea) Colombia (a country in South America)


에꽈도르

(North Korea) Ecuador (a country in South America)


니까라과

(North Korea) Nicaragua (a country in Central America)


엘쌀바도르

[e̞ɭs͈a̠ɭba̠do̞ɾɯ]

(North Korea) El Salvador (a country in Central America)


꼬스따리까

(North Korea) Costa Rica (a country in Central America)


우수

Rain Water (the second of twenty-four solar terms)


대처

A transliteration of the English surname Thatcher


연합국

(historical) Allies (countries allied against the Axis Powers during World War II)

(historical) Allies (countries allied against the Central Powers during World War I)


대련

Dalian (a subprovincial city in Liaoning, China)


벨리제

(North Korea) Belize (a country in Central America)


영남

[~지방(地方)] Yeongnam (a region that coincides with the historical Gyeongsang Province, which now belongs to South Korea)


끼쁘로스

[k͈ip͈ɯɾo̞sʰɯ]


씨비리

(North Korea) Siberia (the region of Russia in Asia)


서방파

[sʰʌ̹ba̠ŋpʰa̠]

From 서방(瑞坊) (seobang, “Seobang”) + 파(派) (-pa, “party, faction”), named after the leader 김 태촌(金泰村) (Gim Taechon)'s hometown Seobang-myeon, Gwangju-gun, South Jeolla Province.

af

(crime) Seobang gang (former political mafia in South Korea, led by late Kim Tae-chon and active in the 1970s and 1980s)


북키프로스

Northern Cyprus (de facto state in the Northern part of Cyprus)


일장기

[ˈi(ː)ʎd͡ʑa̠ŋɡi]

Sino-Korean word from 日章旗, from an orthographic borrowing from Japanese 日章旗(にっしょうき) (nisshōki).


이조

Blend of 이(李)씨(氏) 조선(朝鮮) (I-ssi Joseon), named after Korean founder of the Joseon dynasty Yi Seonggye (1335–1408).


맥도날드

Borrowed from English McDonald or MacDonald.


리상

Sino-Korean word from 理想, from 理 (“logic”) + 想 (“think”)


리상향

[ɾisʰa̠ŋʝa̠ŋ]

Sino-Korean word from 리상(理想) (risang, “ideal”) + 향(鄕) (hyang, “village, place”).


북마께도니아

북(北) (buk, “north”) + 마께도니아 (Makkedonia, “Macedonia”)

com

Southeast Europe
Southeast Europe#English

(North Korea) North Macedonia (a country in Southeast Europe, in the Balkans)


마께도니아

(North Korea) Macedonia (a region in the Balkans in Southeast Europe)

(North Korea) Macedonia (an ancient kingdom in the Balkans in Southeast Europe)

administrative region
administrative region

(North Korea) Macedonia (an administrative region of Greece)

(North Korea) Macedonia (former name of North Macedonia, a country in the Balkans in Southeast Europe)


티플리스

[tʰipʰɯʎʎisʰɯ]

(dated) Tiflis, Tbilisi (the capital city of Georgia)


무산군

Musan County (a county of North Hamgyong Province, North Korea)


정월 대보름

ko-prop

정월 대보름 • (Jeong'wol Daeboreum) (hanja 正月大보름)

Jeong'wol Daeboreum (romanization)
正月大보름 (hanja)

[t͡ɕʌ̹ŋwʌ̹ɭ tɛ(ː)bo̞ɾɯm]

[t͡ɕʌ̹ŋwʌ̹ɭ te̞(ː)bo̞ɾɯm]

From 정월(正月) (jeong'wol, “first month of the lunar calendar”) and 대(大) (dae-, “large, great”) + 보름 (boreum, “15th day of a month on the lunar calendar”).

af

보름<t:15th day of a month on the lunar calendar>

Korean holiday on the fifteenth day of the first month on the lunar calendar


유연

(historical) Rouran (a khaganate that ruled much of present-day Mongolia, northern China and southern Siberia from the mid-4th to the mid-6th centuries, formed from a tribal confederation of pre-Mongolic peoples of Donghu origin)

(historical) Rouran (the language of the Rouran khaganate)


무소속

independent, especially of political party


無所屬

hanja form of 무소속 (“independent, especially of political party”)


응우옌

A transliteration of the Vietnamese surname Nguyễn


꼬뜨디봐르

(North Korea) Côte d'Ivoire (a country in West Africa)


상아해안

[sʰa̠ŋa̠ɦɛa̠n]

Sino-Korean word from 象牙海岸, Calque of French Côte d’Ivoire.

(obsolete) Côte d'Ivoire (a country in Africa)


나고야

[~시(市)] Nagoya (the capital and largest city of Aichi Prefecture, Japan)


大보름

Hanja-Hangul mixed script form of 대보름, “Great Full Moon”.


正月大보름

ko-prop

正月大보름 • (Jeong'wol Daeboreum) (hangeul 정월 대보름)

Jeong'wol Daeboreum (romanization)
정월 대보름 (hangeul)

정월 대보름
정월 대보름#Korean

Hanja-Hangul mixed script form of 정월 대보름, “Korean holiday”.


신축성

[ɕʰiɲt͡ɕʰuks͈ʌ̹ŋ]

Sino-Korean word from 伸縮性, from 伸縮 + 性, with compound/genitive tensing applied.


을유

The twenty-second term of the Chinese sexagenary cycle, sometimes glossed as "Wood Rooster" from its associated terms in the Chinese elements and zodiac.


경진

The seventeenth term of the Chinese sexagenary cycle, sometimes glossed as "Metal Dragon" from its associated terms in the Chinese elements and zodiac.


병인

The third term of the Chinese sexagenary cycle, sometimes glossed as "Fire Tiger" from its associated terms in the Chinese elements and zodiac.


기해

The thirty-sixth term of the Chinese sexagenary cycle, sometimes glossed as "Earth Pig" from its associated terms in the Chinese elements and zodiac.


갑술

The eleventh term of the Chinese sexagenary cycle, sometimes glossed as "Wood Dog" from its associated terms in the Chinese elements and zodiac.


기축

The twenty-sixth term of the Chinese sexagenary cycle, sometimes glossed as "Earth Ox" from its associated terms in the Chinese elements and zodiac.


계유

The tenth term of the Chinese sexagenary cycle, sometimes glossed as "Water Rooster" from its associated terms in the Chinese elements and zodiac.


정묘

The fourth term of the Chinese sexagenary cycle, sometimes glossed as "Fire Rabbit" from its associated terms in the Chinese elements and zodiac.


정축

[t͡ɕʌ̹ŋt͡ɕʰuk̚]

The fourteenth term of the Chinese sexagenary cycle, sometimes glossed as "Fire Ox" from its associated terms in the Chinese elements and zodiac.


경오

The seventh term of the Chinese sexagenary cycle, sometimes glossed as "Metal Horse" from its associated terms in the Chinese elements and zodiac.


경인

The twenty-seventh term of the Chinese sexagenary cycle, sometimes glossed as "Metal Tiger" from its associated terms in the Chinese elements and zodiac.


임오

The nineteenth term of the Chinese sexagenary cycle, sometimes glossed as "Water Horse" from its associated terms in the Chinese elements and zodiac.


을사

The forty-second term of the Chinese sexagenary cycle, sometimes glossed as "Wood Snake" from its associated terms in the Chinese elements and zodiac.


신묘

The twenty-eighth term of the Chinese sexagenary cycle, sometimes glossed as "Metal Rabbit" from its associated terms in the Chinese elements and zodiac.


경자

[kjʌ̹ŋd͡ʑa̠]

The thirty-seventh term of the Chinese sexagenary cycle, sometimes glossed as "Metal Rat" from its associated terms in the Chinese elements and zodiac.


계묘

The fortieth term of the Chinese sexagenary cycle, sometimes glossed as "Water Rabbit" from its associated terms in the Chinese elements and zodiac.


을묘

The fifty-second term of the Chinese sexagenary cycle, sometimes glossed as "Wood Rabbit" from its associated terms in the Chinese elements and zodiac.


갑신

The twenty-first term of the Chinese sexagenary cycle, sometimes glossed as "Wood Monkey" from its associated terms in the Chinese elements and zodiac.


을미

The thirty-second term of the Chinese sexagenary cycle, sometimes glossed as "Wood Goat" from its associated terms in the Chinese elements and zodiac.


무자

The twenty-fifth term of the Chinese sexagenary cycle, sometimes glossed as "Earth Rat" from its associated terms in the Chinese elements and zodiac.


병술

The twenty-third term of the Chinese sexagenary cycle, sometimes glossed as "Fire Dog" from its associated terms in the Chinese elements and zodiac.


임진

The twenty-ninth term of the Chinese sexagenary cycle, sometimes glossed as "Water Dragon" from its associated terms in the Chinese elements and zodiac.


정해

The twenty-fourth term of the Chinese sexagenary cycle, sometimes glossed as "Fire Pig" from its associated terms in the Chinese elements and zodiac.


병오

The forty-third term of the Chinese sexagenary cycle, sometimes glossed as "Fire Horse" from its associated terms in the Chinese elements and zodiac.


임인

The thirty-ninth term of the Chinese sexagenary cycle, sometimes glossed as "Water Tiger" from its associated terms in the Chinese elements and zodiac.


경술

The forty-seventh term of the Chinese sexagenary cycle, sometimes glossed as "Metal Dog" from its associated terms in the Chinese elements and zodiac.


계해

The sixtieth term of the Chinese sexagenary cycle, sometimes glossed as "Water Pig" from its associated terms in the Chinese elements and zodiac.


기유

The forty-sixth term of the Chinese sexagenary cycle, sometimes glossed as "Earth Rooster" from its associated terms in the Chinese elements and zodiac.


정미

The forty-fourth term of the Chinese sexagenary cycle, sometimes glossed as "Fire Goat" from its associated terms in the Chinese elements and zodiac.


경신

The fifty-seventh term of the Chinese sexagenary cycle, sometimes glossed as "Metal Monkey" from its associated terms in the Chinese elements and zodiac.


무오

The fifty-fifth term of the Chinese sexagenary cycle, sometimes glossed as "Earth Horse" from its associated terms in the Chinese elements and zodiac.


갑진

The forty-first term of the Chinese sexagenary cycle, sometimes glossed as "Wood Dragon" from its associated terms in the Chinese elements and zodiac.


갑오

The thirty-first term of the Chinese sexagenary cycle, sometimes glossed as "Wood Horse" from its associated terms in the Chinese elements and zodiac.


계축

The fiftieth term of the Chinese sexagenary cycle, sometimes glossed as "Water Ox" from its associated terms in the Chinese elements and zodiac.


기미

The fifty-sixth term of the Chinese sexagenary cycle, sometimes glossed as "Earth Goat" from its associated terms in the Chinese elements and zodiac.


갑인

The fifty-first term of the Chinese sexagenary cycle, sometimes glossed as "Wood Tiger" from its associated terms in the Chinese elements and zodiac.


병자

[pjʌ̹ŋd͡ʑa̠]

The thirteenth term of the Chinese sexagenary cycle, sometimes glossed as "Fire Rat" from its associated terms in the Chinese elements and zodiac.


병자

[pjʌ̹ŋd͡ʑa̠]


정사

[t͡ɕʌ̹ŋsʰa̠]


정사

[t͡ɕʌ̹ŋsʰa̠]

The fifty-fourth term of the Chinese sexagenary cycle, sometimes glossed as "Fire Snake" from its associated terms in the Chinese elements and zodiac.


武臣

hanja form of 무신 (“government official serving a military and war (historical)”)


무인

The fifteenth term of the Chinese sexagenary cycle, sometimes glossed as "Earth Tiger" from its associated terms in the Chinese elements and zodiac.


신축

[ɕʰiɲt͡ɕʰuk̚]

to stretch out and draw back; to expand and contract; to lengthen and shorten; to telescope

to be flexible; to be adjustable; to be elastic


신축

[ɕʰiɲt͡ɕʰuk̚]


신축

[ɕʰiɲt͡ɕʰuk̚]

The thirty-eighth term of the Chinese sexagenary cycle, sometimes glossed as "Metal Ox" from its associated terms in the Chinese elements and zodiac.


병진

The fifty-third term of the Chinese sexagenary cycle, sometimes glossed as "Fire Dragon" from its associated terms in the Chinese elements and zodiac.


병진

(North Korea) Byungjin; the North Korean policy to develop nuclear weapons and the economy simultaneously.


을해

The twelfth term of the Chinese sexagenary cycle, sometimes glossed as "Wood Pig" from its associated terms in the Chinese elements and zodiac.


임술

The fifty-ninth term of the Chinese sexagenary cycle, sometimes glossed as "Water Dog" from its associated terms in the Chinese elements and zodiac.


신유

The fifty-eighth term of the Chinese sexagenary cycle, sometimes glossed as "Metal Rooster" from its associated terms in the Chinese elements and zodiac.


신해

The forty-eighth term of the Chinese sexagenary cycle, sometimes glossed as "Metal Pig" from its associated terms in the Chinese elements and zodiac.


계미

The twentieth term of the Chinese sexagenary cycle, sometimes glossed as "Water Goat" from its associated terms in the Chinese elements and zodiac.


인별

From 인스타 (inseuta, “Insta”), swapping 스타 (seuta, Korean pronunciation of English star) with 별 (byeol, “star”).


舊蘇聯

hanja form of 구소련 (“former Soviet Union; ex-USSR”)


구소련

From 구(舊) (gu, “former”) + 소련(蘇聯) (Soryeon, “Soviet Union”).


마로끄

(North Korea) Morocco (a country in Africa)


케니아

(North Korea) Kenya (a country in Africa)


천안

[t͡ɕʰʌ̹na̠n]


스포캔

Spokane (a city in Washington, United States)


자책골

[t͡ɕa̠t͡ɕʰɛk̚k͈o̞ɭ]

[t͡ɕa̠t͡ɕʰe̞k̚k͈o̞ɭ]

자책(自責) (jachaek, “blaming oneself”) + 골 (Gol, “goal”)


자살골

[t͡ɕa̠sʰa̠ɭɡo̞ɭ]

자살(自殺) (jasal, “suicide”) + 골 (Gol, “goal”)


화부

Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.#English

(obsolete) Washington, D.C. (a city, the capital city of the United States)


사우디

사우디아라비아 사우디아라비아#Korean

Short for 사우디아라비아 (Saudiarabia, “Saudi Arabia (a country in Asia)”).


푸에르토 갈레라

[pʰue̞ɾɯtʰo̞ ka̠ɭɭe̞ɾa̠]

Oriental Mindoro
Oriental Mindoro#English

Puerto Galera (a municipality of Oriental Mindoro, Philippines)


오대양

Sino-Korean word from 五 (“five”) + 大洋 (“ocean”).

ko-etym-Sino

오대양 육대주를 누비다

to move around the five oceans and the six continents


케이지비

Borrowed from English KGB, itself from Russian КГБ (KGB), through phonetic spelling of Комите́т госуда́рственной безопа́сности (Komitét gosudárstvennoj bezopásnosti, “State Security Committee”) and acronymization.


육대주

Sino-Korean word from 六大洲, from 六 (“six”) + 大洲 (“continent”).

오대양 육대주를 누비다


북가주

캘리포니아 캘리포니아#Korean

(US, Canada) Short for 북캘리포니아 (buk'kaelliponia, “Northern California”).


남가주

캘리포니아 캘리포니아#Korean

Southern California
Southern California#English

(US, Canada) Short for 남캘리포니아 (namkaelliponia, “Southern California (a state of the United States)”).


쾨니히스베르크

(historical) Königsberg (the former capital of East Prussia)


세인트빈센트 그레나딘

ko-proper noun

세인트빈센트 그레나딘 • (Seinteubinsenteu geurenadin)

[세인트빈센트그레나딘]

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines#English

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (an archipelago and country in the Caribbean)


알레포

[a̠ɭɭe̞pʰo̞]


앨빈

A transliteration of the English male given name Alvin


평택

[pʰjʌ̹ŋtʰɛk̚]

[pʰjʌ̹ŋtʰe̞k̚]

[~시(市)] Pyeongtaek (a city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea)


상파울루

From Portuguese São Paulo (literally “Saint Paul”).

bor

São Paulo (a municipality, the state capital of São Paulo, Brazil)

Southeast Region
Southeast Region#English

São Paulo (a state of the Southeast Region, Brazil)


산호해

[sʰa̠nβo̞ɦɛ]

Coral Sea (a marginal sea of the Pacific Ocean)


그라이프스발트

[kɯɾa̠ipʰɯsʰɯba̠ɭtʰɯ]

Greifswald (a city in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany)


메클렌부르크포어포메른

[메클렌부르크포어포메른]

Borrowed from German Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.

bor+

Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania
Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania#English

Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania (a state in northeast Germany)


로스토크

Rostock (a city in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany)


슈베린

Schwerin (a city, the state capital of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany)


비로비잔

Borrowed from Russian Биробиджа́н (Birobidžán).

Jewish Autonomous Oblast
Jewish Autonomous Oblast#English

Birobidzhan (a city, the administrative center of the Jewish Autonomous Oblast, Russia)


유즈노사할린스크

Borrowed from Russian Южно-Сахали́нск (Južno-Saxalínsk).

Южно-Сахали́нск

Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk (a city, the administrative center of Sakhalin Oblast, Russia)


유대인 자치주

Calque of Russian Евре́йская автоно́мная о́бласть (Jevréjskaja avtonómnaja óblastʹ).

calque

Евре́йская автоно́мная о́бласть

Jewish Autonomous Oblast (an autonomous oblast of Russia)


콤소몰스크나아무레

Borrowed from Russian Комсомо́льск-на-Аму́ре (Komsomólʹsk-na-Amúre).

bor+

Комсомо́льск-на-Аму́ре

Komsomolsk-on-Amur (a city in Khabarovsk Krai, Russia)


하바롭스크

Borrowed from Russian Хаба́ровск (Xabárovsk).

Khabarovsk (a city, the administrative center of Khabarovsk Krai, Russia)


울란우데

Borrowed from Russian Ула̀н-Удэ́ (Ulàn-Udɛ́).

Ulan-Ude (the capital of Buryatia, Russia)


인디아

(also North Korea) India (a country in Asia)


사하

Saha (a district of the Metropolitan City of Busan, South Korea)


大恐慌

Daegonghwang (romanization)
대공황 (hangeul)

hanja form of 대공황 (“the Great Depression”)


세인트피터즈버그

[sʰe̞intʰɯpʰitʰʌ̹d͡ʑɯbʌ̹ɡɯ]

St. Petersburg (a city in Florida, United States)


정형

[ˈt͡ɕɘ(ː)ŋʝʌ̹ŋ]


英帝

hanja form of 영제 (“British Empire (abbreviation); British imperialism”)


태현경

Taehyeon'gyeong (romanization)
太玄經 (hanja)

[tʰɛʝʌ̹nɡjʌ̹ŋ]

[tʰe̞ʝʌ̹nɡjʌ̹ŋ]


뉴잉글랜드

[ɲuiŋɡɯɭɭɛndɯ]

[ɲuiŋɡɯɭɭe̞ndɯ]


벨라우

(North Korea) Palau (a country in Oceania)


대마도

Sino-Korean word from 對馬島, from an orthographic borrowing from Japanese 對馬島(つしまじま) (Tsushimajima).


동프

(acronym, fandom slang) Abbreviation for 동방 프로젝트


똥퍼

* Blend of 동프 (dongpeu) + 똥 (ttong)
* The word itself has been used in some media(e.g. Black Rubber Shoes (검정고무신) which is a Korean comic and animated series) to refer to 'a person who scoops droppings of people.' In the S03EP39 of Black Rubber Shoes, the word is mentioned.

(fandom slang, derogatory) Synonym of 동프 (dongpeu)


가필드

A transliteration of the English surname Garfield


에펠탑

From 에펠 (Epel, “Eiffel”) + 탑(塔) (tap, “tower”).


키신저

[cçiɕʰiɲd͡ʑʌ̹]

A transliteration of the English surname Kissinger


헨리

A transliteration of the English male given name Henry


동학

Donghak (academic and political movement in Korea)


고성

Sino-Korean word from 高城, from 高 (“high”) + 城 (“fortress”).
For the place name, coined by Korean monarch Gyeongdeok of Silla as part of the toponymic Sinicization reform of 757. This was an adaptation of the original place name 達忽, which presumably meant "high castle". Note Goguryeo 忽 (“castle, fortified place”). The county is currently split along the DMZ.

coin

Goseong (a county of Gangwon Province, South Korea)

Kosong (a county of Kangwon Province, North Korea)


고성

[ˈko̞(ː)sʰʌ̹ŋ]

Gaya language
Records of the Three Kingdoms

Coined by Korean monarch Gyeongdeok of Silla to replace the earlier place name 古自, modern Korean reading 고자 (Goja), with a more Sinitic form while keeping *ko for the first syllable.
Further etymology unclear. The place name *Kotsʌ is first given in the third-century Chinese source Records of the Three Kingdoms as Late Old Chinese 古資彌凍 (*kɑtsi-mietoŋ) where *mietoŋ appears to be a suffix. See Gaya language for more.

South Gyeongsang
South Gyeongsang#English

Goseong (a city in South Gyeongsang Province, South Korea)


강북

Sino-Korean word from 강(江) (gang, “river”) + 북(北) (buk, “north”).

ko-etym-Sino

(generally) the north area of the Han River, especially of Seoul

[~구] Gangbuk (a district of Seoul, South Korea)

Jiangbei (the region of China around the Yangtze Delta)


세부

Unknown. Perhaps borrowed from English Cebu, from Spanish Cebú.


엘지비티

From English LGBT (“lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender/transsexual”).


헤르체고비나

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina#English

Herzegovina (the southern region of Bosnia and Herzegovina)


프러시아

[pʰɯɾʌ̹ɕʰia̠]

프로이센 프로이센#Korean

(historical) Synonym of 프로이센 (Peuroisen, “Prussia”)


알자스로렌

[a̠ʎd͡ʑa̠sʰɯɾo̞ɾe̞n]

Ultimately from French Alsace-Lorraine, via Japanese アルザス・ロレーヌ.

Japanese アルザス・ロレーヌ

Alsace-Lorraine (a historical state in Germany (1871-1918); modern Grand Est)


慶尙北

Gyeongsangbuk (romanization)
경상북 (hangeul)


윌뉴스

(North Korea) Vilnius (the capital city of Lithuania)


서초

[sʰʌ̹t͡ɕʰo̞]

[~구] Seocho (a district of Seoul, South Korea)


미추홀

[~구] Michuhol (a district of Incheon, South Korea)


도봉

[~구] Dobong (a district of Seoul, South Korea)


용산

[~구] Yongsan (a district of Seoul, South Korea)


계양

[~구] Gyeyang (a district of Incheon, South Korea)


광진

[~구] Gwangjin (a district of Seoul, South Korea)


대덕

[~구] Daedeok (a district of Daejeon, South Korea)


해운대

[~구] Haeundae (a district of Busan, South Korea)


군포

[~시] Gunpo (a city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea)


시흥

[ˈɕʰi(ː)ɣɯŋ]

[~시] Siheung (a city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea)


노원

[~구] Nowon (a district of Seoul, South Korea)


구대륙

Sino-Korean word from 구(舊) (gu) + 대륙(大陸) (daeryuk).


신대륙

Sino-Korean word from 신(新) (sin) + 대륙(大陸) (daeryuk).


제천

[t͡ɕe̞t͡ɕʰʌ̹n]

South Chungcheong
South Chungcheong#English

[~시] Jecheon (a city in South Chungcheong Province, South Korea)


강릉

[~시] Gangneung (a city in Gangwon Province, South Korea)


남원

[~시] Namwon (a city in North Jeolla Province, South Korea)


당진

[~시] Dangjin (a city in South Chungcheong Province, South Korea)


태백

[~시] Taebaek (a city in Gangwon Province, South Korea)


정읍

[~시] Jeongeup (a city in North Jeolla Province, South Korea)


텔아비브

Borrowed from Hebrew תל אביב (tel 'avív).


동예루살렘

Dong'yerusallem (romanization)
東예루살렘 (hanja)


동부꾸드스

Dongbukkudeuseu (romanization)
東部꾸드스 (hanja)


제2차 세계 대전

ko-proper noun

제2차 세계 대전 • (Jeicha segye daejeon) (hangeul 제이차 세계 대전, hanja 第2次世界大戰)

Jeicha segye daejeon (romanization)
제이차 세계 대전 (hangeul)
第2次世界大戰 (hanja)

[ˈt͡ɕe̞(ː)it͡ɕʰa̠ sʰe̞(ː)ɡje̞ tɛ(ː)d͡ʑʌ̹n]

[ˈt͡ɕe̞(ː)it͡ɕʰa̠ sʰe̞(ː)ɡe̞ tɛ(ː)d͡ʑʌ̹n]

[ˈt͡ɕe̞(ː)it͡ɕʰa̠ sʰe̞(ː)ɡje̞ te̞(ː)d͡ʑʌ̹n]

[ˈt͡ɕe̞(ː)it͡ɕʰa̠ sʰe̞(ː)ɡe̞ te̞(ː)d͡ʑʌ̹n]

제(ː)이차세(ː)계대(ː)전

제(ː)이차세(ː)게대(ː)전

제(ː)이차세(ː)계데(ː)전

제(ː)이차세(ː)게데(ː)전

/제(ː)이차세(ː)게대(ː)전/

제(第) (je) + 이(二) (i) + 차(次) (cha) + 세계(世界) (segye) + 대전(大戰) (daejeon).


제이차 세계 대전

ko-proper noun

제이차 세계 대전 • (Jeicha segye daejeon) (hanja 第二次世界大戰)

Jeicha segye daejeon (romanization)
第二次世界大戰 (hanja)

제(ː)이차세(ː)계대(ː)전

제(ː)이차세(ː)게대(ː)전

제(ː)이차세(ː)계데(ː)전

제(ː)이차세(ː)게데(ː)전

/제(ː)이차세(ː)게대(ː)전/

Sino-Korean word from 제(第) (je) + 이(二) (i) + 차(次) (cha) + 세계(世界) (segye) + 대전(大戰) (daejeon).

ko-etym-sino

제2차 세계 대전
제2차 세계 대전#Korean

Alternative form of 제2차 세계 대전 (je2cha segye daejeon)


칠요

the seven luminaries (sun, moon, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn)


자이르

Democratic Republic of the Congo
Democratic Republic of the Congo

(historical) Zaire (A former country (1971–1997) in Central Africa; now the Democratic Republic of the Congo)


캘거리

[kʰe̞ɭɡʌ̹ɾi]

[~시(市)] Calgary (a city in Alberta, Canada)


캘가리

[kʰe̞ɭɡa̠ɾi]

(North Korea) [~시(市)] Calgary (a city in Alberta, Canada)


쿠르디스탄

Kurdistan (a region in the Middle East inhabited mostly by the Kurds. It encompasses parts of Turkey, Iraq, Iran and Syria)


응웬

A transliteration of the Vietnamese surname Nguyễn


베들레헴

Bethlehem (a city in the West Bank, Palestine)


나블루스

Nablus (a city in the West Bank, Palestine)


팔레스타인국

ko-proper noun

팔레스타인국 • (Palleseutain'guk) (hanja 팔레스타인國)

Palleseutain'guk (romanization)
팔레스타인國 (hanja)


더반

Durban (a city in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa)


쟈까르따

[t͡ɕa̠k͈a̠ɾɯt͈a̠]

(North Korea) Jakarta (the capital city of Indonesia)


디마스끄

(North Korea) Damascus (the capital city of Syria)


스꼬뼤

(North Korea) Skopje (the capital city of North Macedonia)


요하네스뷔르그

[joɦa̠ne̞sʰɯbɥiɾɯɡɯ]

(North Korea) Johannesburg (a city in Gauteng, South Africa)


요하네스버그

[joɦa̠ne̞sʰɯbʌ̹ɡɯ]


[타우마타와카탕이항아코아우아우오타마테아투리푸카카피키마웅아호로누쿠포카이웨누아키타나타후]

From English Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateaturipukakapikimaungahoronukupokaiwhenuakitanatahu, from Maori taumata-whakatangihanga-koauau-o-Tamatea-turi-pukaka-piki-maunga-horo-nuku-pokai-whenua-ki-tana-tahu (“The hill where the great traveller (Chief) Tamatea with the bony knees, who slid and climbed mountains, played his flute to his beloved”).

Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateaturipukakapikimaungahoronukupokaiwhenuakitanatahu (a hill in Hawke's Bay, New Zealand)

en-타우마타와카탕이항아코아우아우오타마테아투리푸카카피키마웅아호로누쿠포카이웨누아키타나타후-ko-name-5-Vh~eox


대공황

[ˈtɛ(ː)ɡo̞ŋβwa̠ŋ]

[ˈte̞(ː)ɡo̞ŋβwa̠ŋ]


바티칸 시국

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

compound

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


노벨

Borrowed from English Nobel or Swedish Nobel.


노벨상

노벨 (nobel, “Nobel”) + 상(賞) (sang, “prize”)


한강의 기적

ko-proper noun

한강의 기적 • (Han'gang-ui gijeok) (hanja 漢江의 奇蹟)

Han'gang-ui gijeok (romanization)
漢江의 奇蹟 (hanja)

Sino-Korean word from 漢江 (“Han River”) + 의 (-ui) + 奇蹟 (“miracle”). Coined by South Korean politician Chang Myon in 1961.

coinage

(historical) Miracle on the Han River; a period of high-speed economic development of South Korea during the Third to Fifth Republic period


카투사

(military) Korean Augmentation to the United States Army; a corps of South Korean military personnel seconded to the Eighth United States Army


호찌민시

Calque of Vietnamese Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh.

cal

Ho Chi Minh City
Ho Chi Minh City#English

Ho Chi Minh City (the largest city in Vietnam)


모아키

Likely from 모으 (mo'eu-, “to gather”) + 아 (-a, infinitive suffix) + 키 (ki, “key”). Compare 모아치기 (moachigi).

com

(computing) A hangul keyboard layout developed by Samsung for their mobile devices, characterized by its use of swiping gestures to input entire syllable blocks at once.


신서란

[ɕʰinsʰʌ̹ɾa̠n]

(obsolete) New Zealand (a country in Oceania)


여순 사건

Yeosun sageon (romanization)
麗順事件 (hanja)

Sino-Korean word from 麗 (“short for Yeosu”) + 順 (“short for Suncheon”) + 事件 (“incident”).

ko-etym-sino

(historical) Short for 여수·순천 사건 (yeosu·suncheon sageon, “Yeosu–Suncheon rebellion”).; a communist mutiny in the South Korean Constabulary of Police Reserve


바우첸

Bautzen (a town and rural district of Saxony, Germany)


성조기

[sʰʌ̹ŋd͡ʑo̞ɡi]

Star-Spangled Banner
Star-Spangled Banner

Star-Spangled Banner, Stars and Stripes, the flag of the United States


3·1 운동

삼일 운동 (canonical)
Samil undong (romanization)
三一運動 (hanja)

So named as the uprising happened on 1 March 1919.

(historical) the March 1st Movement; an uprising in Korea opposing Japanese colonial rule


조중동

[ˈt͡ɕo̞(ː)d͡ʑuŋdo̞ŋ]

Clipping of 조선일보, 중앙일보, 동아일보 (joseonilbo, jung'ang'ilbo, dong'ailbo). Coined by South Korean journalist Jung Yeonju in 2000.

clipping

조선일보, 중앙일보, 동아일보

coinage

The Chosun Ilbo, JoongAng Ilbo and Dong-a Ilbo; 3 conservative South Korean national newspapers that achieve near monopoly in South Korean mass media.


노동절

[no̞do̞ŋd͡ʑʌ̹ɭ]

Sino-Korean word from 勞動節, from 勞動 (“labor”) + 節 (“day”).


오성홍기

Oseonghonggi (romanization)
五星紅旗 (hanja)

[o̞sʰʌ̹ŋβo̞ŋɡi]

Sino-Korean word from 五星紅旗, from 五星 (“five stars”) + 紅旗 (“red flag”).

People's Republic of China
People's Republic of China

Five-star Red Flag, the flag of the People's Republic of China


서유럽

[sʰʌ̹juɾʌ̹p̚]

From 서(西) (seo, “west”) + 유럽 (Yureop, “Europe”).

com

Holonym: 유럽 (yureop)


일본서기

The Chronicles of Japan (Japan's famous mythological and historical text, written mostly in Literary Chinese)


천칭자리

[t͡ɕʰʌ̹ɲt͡ɕʰiŋd͡ʑa̠ɾi]

Of native Korean origin. From 천칭(天秤) (cheonching, “scales”) + 자리 (jari, “constellation”).


물병자리

[muɭp͈jʌ̹ŋd͡ʑa̠ɾi]

Of native Korean origin. From 물병(甁) (mulbyeong, “water bottle”) + 자리 (jari, “constellation”).


궁수자리

Of native Korean origin. From 궁수(弓手) (gungsu, “archer; bowman”) + 자리 (jari, “constellation”).


게자리

Of native Korean origin. From 게 (ge, “crab”) + 자리 (jari, “constellation”).


처녀자리

[ˈt͡ɕʰɘ(ː)ɲʌ̹d͡ʑa̠ɾi]

Of native Korean origin. From 처녀(處女) (cheonyeo, “virgin”) + 자리 (jari, “constellation”).


염소자리

Of native Korean origin. From 염소 (yeomso, “goat”) + 자리 (jari, “constellation”).


양자리

Of native Korean origin. From 양(羊) (yang, “sheep”) + 자리 (jari, “constellation”).


사자자리

[sʰa̠d͡ʑa̠d͡ʑa̠ɾi]

Of native Korean origin. From 사자(獅子) (saja, “lion”) + 자리 (jari, “constellation”).


쌍둥이자리

Of native Korean origin. From 쌍(雙)둥이 (ssangdung'i, “twins”) + 자리 (jari, “constellation”).


황소자리

[ɸwa̠ŋsʰo̞d͡ʑa̠ɾi]

Of native Korean origin. From 황소 (hwangso, “bull”) + 자리 (jari, “constellation”).


전갈자리

[t͡ɕʌ̹nɡa̠ʎd͡ʑa̠ɾi]

Of native Korean origin. From 전갈(全蠍) (jeon'gal, “scorpion”) + 자리 (jari, “constellation”).


십이 성좌

Sibi seongjwa (romanization)
十二星座 (hanja)

[ɕʰibi sʰʌ̹ŋd͡ʑwa̠]

(astrology) the twelve signs of the Zodiac


사자궁

[sʰa̠d͡ʑa̠ɡuŋ]


마갈궁

[ma̠ɡa̠ɭɡuŋ]


천칭궁

Cheonchinggung (romanization)
天秤宮 (hanja)

[t͡ɕʰʌ̹ɲt͡ɕʰiŋɡuŋ]


백양궁

[pɛɡja̠ŋɡuŋ]


쌍어궁

[s͈a̠ŋʌ̹ɡuŋ]


처녀궁

[t͡ɕʰʌ̹ɲʌ̹ɡuŋ]


거해궁

[ˈkɘ(ː)ɦɛɡuŋ]

[ˈkɘ(ː)ɦe̞ɡuŋ]


황도 십이궁

ko-proper noun

황도 십이궁 • (Hwangdo sibigung) (hanja 黃道十二宮)

Hwangdo sibigung (romanization)
黃道十二宮 (hanja)


전갈좌

[t͡ɕʌ̹nɡa̠ʎd͡ʑwa̠]


천칭좌

Cheonchingjwa (romanization)
天秤座 (hanja)

[t͡ɕʰʌ̹ɲt͡ɕʰiŋd͡ʑwa̠]


쌍자궁

[s͈a̠ŋd͡ʑa̠ɡuŋ]


산양좌

[sʰa̠ɲa̠ŋd͡ʑwa̠]


저울자리

[t͡ɕʌ̹uʎd͡ʑa̠ɾi]

Of native Korean origin. From 저울 (jeoul) + 자리 (jari, “constellation”).


처녀성좌

Cheonyeoseongjwa (romanization)
處女星座 (hanja)

[t͡ɕʰʌ̹ɲʌ̹sʰʌ̹ŋd͡ʑwa̠]


산양자리

[sʰa̠ɲa̠ŋd͡ʑa̠ɾi]

Of native Korean origin. From 산양(山羊) (sanyang, “goat”) + 자리 (jari, “constellation”).


쌍녀궁

Ssangnyeogung (romanization)
雙女宮 (hanja)

[s͈a̠ŋɲʌ̹ɡuŋ]


모양자리

Of native Korean origin. From 모양(牡羊) (moyang, “male sheep”) + 자리 (jari, “constellation”).


수병자리

Of native Korean origin. From 수병(水甁) (subyeong) + 자리 (jari, “constellation”).


사수자리

Of native Korean origin. From 사수(射手) (sasu, “archer; bowman”) + 자리 (jari, “constellation”).


쌍아궁

[s͈a̠ŋa̠ɡuŋ]


모우자리

Of native Korean origin. From 모우(牡牛) (mou, “male cow”) + 자리 (jari, “constellation”).


의정부

[ɰid͡ʑʌ̹ŋbu]

(historical) the State Council of Joseon

Uijeongbu (a city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea).


乙巳五賊

Eulsaojeok (romanization)
을사오적 (hangeul)

을사오적 을사오적#Korean


제5공화국

제오공화국 (canonical)
Je'ogonghwaguk (romanization)
第五共和國 (hanja)

Sino-Korean word from 第五 (“fifth”) + 共和國 (“republic”).

ko-etym-sino

Fifth Republic; (especially the Fifth Republic of Korea)


을사오적

[ˈɯ(ː)ɭsʰa̠o̞d͡ʑʌ̹k̚]

Sino-Korean word from 乙巳五賊, from 乙巳 + 五 (“five”) + 賊 (“thief”). the sexagenary cycle term 을사 (乙巳) (eulsa) corresponds to 1905 when the Japan–Korea Treaty of 1905 was signed.

(historical) the Five Eulsa Traitors: Yi Wan-yong, Yi Geun-taek, Yi Ji-yong, Pak Chesoon, Gwon Jung-hyeon, who signed the Japan–Korea Treaty of 1905 that made the Korean Empire a protectorate of Japan


성도

Chengdu (a subprovincial city, the provincial capital of Sichuan, in southwestern China)


대월사기전서

ko-proper noun

대월사기전서 • (Daewolsagijeonseo) (hanja 大越史記全書)

Daewolsagijeonseo (romanization)
大越史記全書 (hanja)

[tɛwʌ̹ɭsʰa̠ɡid͡ʑʌ̹nsʰʌ̹]

[te̞wʌ̹ɭsʰa̠ɡid͡ʑʌ̹nsʰʌ̹]


대월사기

[tɛwʌ̹ɭsʰa̠ɡi]


大越史記全書

大越史記全書 • (Daewolsagijeonseo) (hangeul 대월사기전서)

Daewolsagijeonseo (romanization)
대월사기전서 (hangeul)

대월사기전서 대월사기전서#Korean

hanja form of 대월사기전서 (“Complete Annals of Đại Việt”)


대월

Đại Việt, the official name referring to Vietnamese dynasties beginning with the rule of Lý Thánh Tông (r. 1054-1072) until 1400, then again from 1428 to 1804


大越史記

Daewolsagi (romanization)
대월사기 (hangeul)

대월사기 대월사기#Korean

hanja form of 대월사기 (“Annals of Đại Việt”)


동예

Dongye (an ancient Korean kingdom, later conquered by Goguryeo)


옥저

[o̞k̚t͡ɕ͈ʌ̹]

Okjeo (an ancient Korean kingdom, later conquered by Goguryeo)


王舍城

Wangsaseong (romanization)
왕사성 (hangeul)

hanja form of 왕사성 (“Rajgir (a historical town in Nalanda district, Bihar, India)”)


죽도

North Gyeongsang
North Gyeongsang#English

Jukdo (an island in Ulleung, North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea)


남조선 바람

남조선 (Namjoseon, “South Korea”) + 바람 (baram, “wind”), literally “South Korean wind”.

com

(North Korea) Hallyu, the Korean Wave (the spread of South Korean popular culture and entertainment in other parts of the world)


오색기

(historical) the first national flag of the Republic of China (1912–1928)


심천

[ɕʰimt͡ɕʰʌ̹n]


부천

Sino-Korean word from 富川. From 부평(富平) (bupyeong) + 인천(仁川) (incheon) after administrative merger during Japanese rule.

Bucheon (a city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea).


김포

Gimpo (a city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea)


파주

Paju (a city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea).


용인

Yongin (a city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea)


남양주

Namyangju (a city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea)


국민당

Sino-Korean word from 國民黨, from 國民 (“national”) + 黨 (“party”).


남로당

(historical) Short for 남조선로동당 (namjoseollodongdang, “Workers' Party of South Korea”).


서북청년회

ko-proper noun

서북청년회 • (Seobukcheongnyeonhoe) (hanja 西北靑年會)

Seobukcheongnyeonhoe (romanization)
西北靑年會 (hanja)

[ˈsʰɘ(ː)buk̚t͡ɕʰʌ̹ŋɲʌ̹nβwe̞]

[ˈsʰɘ(ː)buk̚t͡ɕʰʌ̹ŋɲʌ̹nɦø̞]

Sino-Korean word from 西北 (“northwestern”) + 靑年 (“youth”) + 會 (“association”).

ko-etym-sino

(historical) the North-West Youth Association; an anticommunist organization in South Korea known for perpetrating massacre during the Jeju uprising


보도연맹

Bodoyeonmaeng (romanization)
保導聯盟 (hanja)

Sino-Korean word from 保 (“protection”) + 導 (“guide”) + 聯盟 (“federation; association”).

(historical) Short for 국민보도연맹 (gungminbodoyeonmaeng, “National Bodo League”); an organization before the Korean War aiming for the reeducation of supposed communists. It's members are subject to indiscriminate massacre regardless whether they held communist belief.


중원

the Central Plain (area on the lower reaches of the Yellow River which formed the cradle of Chinese civilization)


환태평양

ko-proper noun

환태평양 • (Hwantaepyeong'yang) (hanja 環太平洋)

Hwantaepyeong'yang (romanization)
環太平洋 (hanja)

[ɸwa̠ntʰɛpʰjʌ̹ŋja̠ŋ]


시민군

Sino-Korean word from 市民 (“citizen”) + 軍 (“army”).

ko-etym-sino

(particularly) the armed protesters during the Gwangju Uprising


남산

Namsan Mountain (a mountain in Seoul, South Korea)

(historical, metonymically) the KCIA or the ANSP, which had their headquarters on Namsan


안기부

(historical) Short for 국가안전기획부(國家安全企劃部) (gukgaanjeon'gihoekbu, “ANSP, the intelligence and counterintelligence agency during the Fifth Republic of Korea”).


울라지미르

Borrowed from Russian Влади́мир (Vladímir). Doublet of 블라디미르 (beulladimireu).

Влади́мир Владимир#Russian

A transliteration of the Russian male given name Влади́мир (Vladímir), Vladimir.

Vladimir (a city in Vladimir Oblast, Russia)


중앙정보국

ko-noun

중앙정보국 • (jung'angjeongboguk) (hangeul 中央情報局)

jung'angjeongboguk (romanization)
中央情報局 (hangeul)

[t͡ɕuŋa̠ŋd͡ʑʌ̹ŋbo̞ɡuk̚]

中央 (jungang, “center”) + 情報 (jeongbo, “intelligence”) + 局 (guk, “bureau”)


펩시콜라

[pʰe̞pɕ͈ikʰo̞ɭɭa̠]


파쑈도이췰란드

[pʰa̠ɕ͈odo̞it͡ɕʰɥiɭɭa̠ndɯ]

From 파쑈 (passyo, “fascist”) + 도이췰란드 (doichwillandeu, “Germany”).


나치 독일

From 나치 (nachi, “Nazi”) + 독일(獨逸) (dogil, “Germany”).


세인트키츠 네비스

Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Kitts and Nevis#English

Saint Kitts and Nevis (an archipelago and country in the Caribbean)


동구권

Sino-Korean word from 東歐圈, from 東歐 (“Eastern Europe”) + 圈 (“sphere”).


항주

Hangzhou (a prefecture-level city, the provincial capital of Zhejiang, in eastern China)


反民特委

Banminteugwi (romanization)
반민특위 (hangeul)

반민특위 반민특위#Korean


반민특위

Banminteugwi (romanization)
反民特委 (hanja)

(historical) Short for 반민족행위특별조사위원회 (Banminjokhaeng'witeukbyeoljosawiwonhoe, “Special Investigation Committee of Anti-National Activities”), a short-lived government committee of the Republic of Korea to investigate pro-Japanese collaborators (chinilpa)


베트남 전쟁

[ˈpe̞(ː)tʰɯna̠m t͡ɕʌ̹ɲd͡ʑɛŋ]

[ˈpe̞(ː)tʰɯna̠m t͡ɕʌ̹ɲd͡ʑe̞ŋ]

베트남 (Beteunam, “Vietnam”) + 전쟁(戰爭) (jeonjaeng, “war”).


阿片戰爭

Apyeonjeonjaeng (romanization)
아편전쟁 (hangeul)

아편전쟁 아편전쟁#Korean


아편전쟁

Apyeonjeonjaeng (romanization)
阿片戰爭 (hanja)

[ˈa̠(ː)pʰjʌ̹ɲd͡ʑʌ̹ɲd͡ʑɛŋ]

[ˈa̠(ː)pʰjʌ̹ɲd͡ʑʌ̹ɲd͡ʑe̞ŋ]

Sino-Korean word from 阿片戰爭, from 阿片 (“opium”) + 戰爭 (“war”).


맥날

맥도날드 맥도날드#Korean

Short for 맥도날드 (Maekdonaldeu, “McDonald's”).


국보위

(historical) Short for 국가보위비상대책위원회 (Gukgabowibisangdaechaegwiwonhoe, “Special Committee for National Security Measures”), the military junta established by Chun Doo-hwan after the Coup d'état of December Twelfth


녹화사업

Nokhwasa'eop (romanization)
綠化事業 (hanja)

Sino-Korean word from 綠化 (“forestation; greening”) + 事業 (“project”).

wp

녹화사업 (제5공화국)

(historical, euphemistic) forcible conscription of university students to spy on their anti-government peer activists during the Fifth Republic of Korea


세븐

세븐일레븐 세븐일레븐#Korean

Clipping of 세븐일레븐 (sebeunillebeun, “Seven-Eleven”).


보스턴

Boston (the capital city of Massachusetts, United States)


國務會議

Gungmuhoe'ui (romanization)
국무회의 (hangeul)

국무회의 국무회의#Korean

hanja form of 국무회의 (“State Council of South Korea”)


국무회의

Gungmuhoe'ui (romanization)
國務會議 (hanja)

Sino-Korean word from 國務會議, from 國務 (“state affairs”) + 會議 (“meeting”).


에이야퍄들라이외퀴들

Borrowed from Icelandic Eyjafjallajökull.

Eyjafjallajökull (a glacier and volcano in southern Iceland)

ko:에이야퍄들라이외퀴들


광양

→ English: Gwangyang

→ Chinese: 光陽／光阳 (Guāngyáng)

Gwangyang (a port city in South Jeolla Province, South Korea)


인도르

From Hindustani اِنْدَور / इंदौर (indaur).

Indore (a city in Indore district, Madhya Pradesh, India)


헤즈볼라

[ˈhe̞(ː)d͡ʑɯbo̞ɭɭa̠]

Borrowed from Arabic حِزْبُ اللّٰه (ḥizbu llāh).

bor+

حِزْبُ اللّٰه


啓蒙主義

Gyemongjuui (romanization)
계몽주의 (hangeul)

계몽주의 계몽주의#Korean


젤렌스끼

[t͡ɕe̞ɭɭe̞nsʰɯk͈i]

Зеле́нский Зеленский#Russian

(North Korea) A transliteration of the Russian surname Зеле́нский (Zelénskij)

Зеле́нський Зеленський#Ukrainian

(North Korea) A transliteration of the Ukrainian surname Зеле́нський (Zelénsʹkyj)


쎄바스또뽈

From Ukrainian Севасто́поль (Sevastópolʹ) and Russian Севасто́поль (Sevastópolʹ).

borrowed

Севасто́поль

Севасто́поль

(North Korea) Sevastopol (a port city in Crimea, internationally recognized as part of Ukraine but de facto in Russia)


애급

Sino-Korean word from 埃及. Doublet of 이집트 (Ijipteu).


할빈

(North Korea, Yanbian) Harbin (the provincial capital of Heilongjiang, in northeastern China)


제남

Jinan (the provincial capital of Shandong, China)


단둥

Sino-Korean word from 丹東 or borrowed from Mandarin 丹東／丹东 (Dāndōng).

Dandong (a prefecture-level city in Liaoning, China)


쑤저우

Koreans in China
Xinhai Revolution
ko:쑤저우


푸저우

Fuzhou (the provincial capital of Fujian, China)


심양

Shenyang (the provincial capital of Liaoning, China)


연운항

Lianyungang (a prefecture-level city in Jiangsu, China)


롄윈강

Borrowed from Mandarin 連雲港／连云港 (Liányúngǎng).


항저우

[ha̠ŋd͡ʑʌ̹u]

Hangzhou (the provincial capital of Zhejiang, China)

Koreans in China
Xinhai Revolution
ko:항저우


타카기

A transliteration of the Japanese surname 高木 (“Takagi”)


이토

Borrowed from Japanese 伊藤 (Itō) or Japanese 伊東 (Itō)

A transliteration of the Japanese surname 伊藤 or 伊東 (“Ito”)


國際通貨基金

ko-proper noun

國際通貨基金 • (Gukje tonghwa gigeum) (hangeul 국제 통화 기금)

Gukje tonghwa gigeum (romanization)
국제 통화 기금 (hangeul)

국제 통화 기금
국제 통화 기금#Korean

hanja form of 국제 통화 기금 (“International Monetary Fund”)


국제 통화 기금

국제 통화 기금 • (Gukje tonghwa gigeum) (hanja 國際通貨基金)

Gukje tonghwa gigeum (romanization)
國際通貨基金 (hanja)

From 국제(國際) (gukje, “international”) + 통화(通貨) (tonghwa, “currency”) + 기금(基金) (gigeum, “fund”).

com

International Monetary Fund
International Monetary Fund


마산

administrative region
administrative region

Masan (an administrative region of Changwon, South Gyeongsang Province, South Korea).


서빙고

[sʰʌ̹biŋɡo̞]

Seobinggo (a neighborhood of Yongsan district, Seoul, South Korea)


햇볕정책

ko-proper noun

햇볕정책 • (Haetbyeotjeongchaek) (hanja 햇볕政策)

Haetbyeotjeongchaek (romanization)
햇볕政策 (hanja)

[ˈhɛ(ː)t̚p͈jʌ̹t̚t͡ɕ͈ʌ̹ŋt͡ɕʰɛk̚]

[ˈhe̞(ː)t̚p͈jʌ̹t̚t͡ɕ͈ʌ̹ŋt͡ɕʰe̞k̚]

햇볕 (haetbyeot, “sunshine”) + 정책(政策) (jeongchaek, “policy”). Named after the fable of The North Wind and the Sun.

compound

the Sunshine Policy, South Korean reunification policy towards North Korea by the progressive camp involving peacemaking and investment in the North.


사고 공화국

ko-proper noun

사고 공화국 • (Sago gonghwaguk) (hanja 事故共和國)

Sino-Korean word from 事故 (“accident”) + 共和國 (“republic”).

ko-etym-sino

(historical) the Kim Young-sam administration, which was marred with frequent accidents


돌격대

[ˈto̞(ː)ɭɡjʌ̹k̚t͈ɛ]

[ˈto̞(ː)ɭɡjʌ̹k̚t͈e̞]

Sino-Korean word from 突擊隊. Calque of German Sturmabteilung.