복지국가

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 福祉國家, from 福祉 (“welfare”) + 國家 (“country; state”).

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	bokjigukga
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	bogjigugga
McCune–Reischauer?	pokchigukka
Yale Romanization?	pōkcikwuk.ka

Noun

복지국가 • (bokjigukga) (hanja 福祉國家)

1. welfare state