이북

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 以北 (“to the north of”).

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈi(ː)buk̚]
  • Phonetic hangul: [이(ː)북]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?ibuk
Revised Romanization (translit.)?ibug
McCune–Reischauer?ibuk
Yale Romanization?īpuk

Noun

이북 • (ibuk) (hanja 以北)

  1. (formal) the north of something

Coordinate terms

Proper noun

이북 • (Ibuk) (hanja 以北)

  1. (specifically) North Korea
    우리 할아버지는 원래 이북 출신이거든.
    uri harabeoji-neun wollae ibuk chulsin-i-geodeun.
    My Grandfather originally hailed from North Korea.
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