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 prescriptive 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
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