동국

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 冬 (“winter”) + 菊 (“chrysanthemum”).

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	dongguk
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	donggug
McCune–Reischauer?	tongguk
Yale Romanization?	tōngkwuk

Noun

동국 • (dongguk) (hanja 冬菊)

1. chrysanthemum

   Synonym: 국화(菊花) (gukhwa)

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 東 (“east”) + 國 (“country, land”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [to̞ŋɡuk̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [동국]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	Dongguk
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	Donggug
McCune–Reischauer?	Tongguk
Yale Romanization?	tongkwuk

Proper noun

동국 • (Dongguk) (hanja 東國)

1. (historical) Korea