식민지

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 식민(植民) (singmin, “colonize”) + 지(地) (ji, “land”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ɕʰiŋmiɲd͡ʑi]
• Phonetic hangul: [싱민지]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	singminji
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	sigminji
McCune–Reischauer?	singminji
Yale Romanization?	sikmin.ci

Noun

식민지 • (singminji) (hanja 植民地)

1. colony, settlement

Derived terms

• 식민지화(植民地化) (singminjihwa, “colonialization”)
• 식민지화(植民地化)하다 (singminjihwahada, “to colonize”)