아군

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 我軍, from 我 (“our”) + 軍 (“troops”).

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈa̠(ː)ɡun]
  • Phonetic hangul: [아(ː)군]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?agun
Revised Romanization (translit.)?agun
McCune–Reischauer?agun
Yale Romanization?ākwun

Noun

아군 • (agun) (hanja 我軍)

  1. our side's army; friendly forces
    사격 중지! 아군이다! ― Sagyeok jungji! Agunida! ― Hold your fire! They are one of us!
  2. (by extension) ally; our side (someone in the same team or group)

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