Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 北側.

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?bukcheuk
Revised Romanization (translit.)?bugcheug
McCune–Reischauer?pukch'ŭk
Yale Romanization?pukchuk

Noun

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북측 (bukcheuk) (hanja 北側)

  1. the north; the north side
  2. (in the tourist regions in North Korea and the official meetings between South Korea and North Korea) North Korea (as opposite to South Korea)

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