우리나라

Korean

Alternative forms
  • 우리 나라 (uri nara)

Etymology

우리 (uri, “we; I; our”) + 나라 (nara, “country”), literally “my/our country”.

Pronunciation
  • Audio(file)
  • IPA(key)[uɾina̠ɾa̠]
  • Phonetic Hangul[우리나라]
Revised Romanization? urinara
Revised Romanization (translit.)? ulinala
McCune–Reischauer? urinara
Yale Romanization? wulinala

Noun

우리나라 • (urinara)

  1. (North Korea) Korea
  2. (South Korea) South Korea

Usage notes
  • Although literally "my/our country", in most contexts it refers to Korea (North or South).

Derived terms
  • 우리나라 사람 (urinara saram, “Korean person”)
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