한국말

Jeju

Etymology

From 한국 (Han'guk, “Korea”) +‎ 말 (mal, “speech”).

Pronunciation

• (Morphophonemic) IPA^(key): ⫽hankukmal⫽
• (Jeju City) IPA^(key): [ha̠nɡuŋma̠ɭ]
• Phonetic hangul: [한궁말]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	han'gungmal
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	hangugmal
Yale Romanization?	hankwuk;mal

Noun

한국말 (han'gungmal)

1. the Korean language

Related terms

• 제줏말 (jejunmal)

Korean

Etymology

From 한국(韓國) (Han'guk, “Korea”) +‎ 말 (mal, “speech; language”).

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	han'gungmal
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	hangugmal
McCune–Reischauer?	han'gungmal
Yale Romanization?	hānkwukmal

Noun

South Korean Standard Language	한국말 (han'gungmal)
North Korean Standard Language	조선말 (joseonmal)

한국말 • (han'gungmal) (hanja 韓國말)

1. (South Korea, colloquial) the Korean language

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:한국어

2. (Yanbian, colloquial) the South Korean dialect of Korean, as opposed to the Yanbian or North Korean dialect

   Hypernym: 조선말 (Joseonmal, “Korean language”)

Usage notes

Of the many Korean names for the Korean language, 한국말 (han'gungmal) is most commonly used in colloquial speech. The term 한국어 (han'gugeo) is the more formal way to describe the Korean language in general (in South Korea).