북서

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 北西 (“northwest”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [puks͈ʌ̹]
• Phonetic hangul: [북써]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	bukseo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	bugseo
McCune–Reischauer?	puksŏ
Yale Romanization?	puk.se

Noun

북서 • (bukseo) (hanja 北西)

1. northwest

Coordinate terms

• (compass points)

서북(西北) (seobuk) 북서(北西) (bukseo)	북(北) (buk)	동북(東北) (dongbuk) 북동(北東) (bukdong)
서(西) (seo)		동(東) (dong)
서남(西南) (seonam) 남서(南西) (namseo)	남(南) (nam)	동남(東南) (dongnam) 남동(南東) (namdong)