우방

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 友邦 (“friendly state; ally”).

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	ubang
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	ubang
McCune–Reischauer?	ubang
Yale Romanization?	wūpang

Noun

우방 • (ubang) (hanja 友邦)

1. friendly state; ally