연해주

Korean

Etymology

Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 沿海州 (Enkaishū), a calque of Russian Примо́рский кра́й (Primórskij kráj).

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [jʌ̹nɦɛd͡ʑu] ~ [jʌ̹nɦe̞d͡ʑu]
  • Phonetic hangul: [연해주/연헤주]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?Yeonhaeju
Revised Romanization (translit.)?Yeonhaeju
McCune–Reischauer?Yŏnhaeju
Yale Romanization?yen.haycwu

Proper noun

연해주 • (Yeonhaeju) (hanja 沿海州)

  1. Primorsky Krai (a region of Russia) (Russian region adjourning Korea)
    Synonym: (Koryo-mar) 원동 (Wondong)
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