불곰국

Korean

Etymology

From 불곰 (bulgom, “brown bear”) +‎ 국(國) (-guk, “country”), referring to the use of bears as a symbol of Russia.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [puɭɡo̞mɡuk̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [불곰국]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	Bulgomguk
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	Bulgomgug
McCune–Reischauer?	Pulgomguk
Yale Romanization?	pul.komkwuk

Proper noun

불곰국 • (Bulgomguk)

1. (slang, humorous) Synonym of 러시아 (Reosia, “Russia (a country in Eastern Europe and Asia)”)