지구

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 地球, from 地 (“ground”) + 球 (“ball”)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key)[t͡ɕiɡu]
  • Phonetic Hangul[지구]
Revised Romanization? jigu
Revised Romanization (translit.)? jigu
McCune–Reischauer? chigu
Yale Romanization? cikwu
지구

Proper noun

지구 • (jigu) (hanja 地球)

  1. Earth
Derived terms
  • 지구적 (jigujeok, “global”)

See also

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 地區, from 地 (“ground”) + 區 (“area”)

Noun

지구 • (jigu) (hanja 地區)

  1. district, zone, region
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