월북
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Korean[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Sino-Korean word from 越 (“cross over, go to”) + 北 (“north”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [wʌ̹ɭbuk̚]
- Phonetic hangul: [월북]
Romanizations | |
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Revised Romanization? | wolbuk |
Revised Romanization (translit.)? | wolbug |
McCune–Reischauer? | wŏlbuk |
Yale Romanization? | wel.puk |
Noun[edit]
- going north over the border; defecting to North Korea
- Antonym: 월남(越南) (wollam)
- (specifically) a group of Korean writers who moved from the US-occupied South Korea to the Soviet-occupied North Korea after the separation in 1945
Derived terms[edit]
- 월북하다 (wolbukhada)