자국

Korean

Pronunciation
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jaguk
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jagug
McCune–Reischauer?chaguk
Yale Romanization?cakwuk

Etymology 1

First attested in the Worin seokbo (月印釋譜 / 월인석보), 1459, as Middle Korean 자곡 (Yale: càkwòk).

Alternative forms

Noun

자국 • (jaguk)

  1. mark, stain, smudge
  2. print, impression
  3. track, trail
Derived terms
  • 땀자국 (ttamjaguk)
  • 발자국 (baljaguk)
  • 손자국 (sonjaguk)
  • 자국자국 (jagukjaguk)
  • 칼자국 (kaljaguk)
  • 핏자국 (pitjaguk)

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 自國.

Noun

자국 • (jaguk) (hanja 自國)

  1. one's country, one's homeland
    Antonym: 타국(他國) (taguk)
Derived terms
  • 자국민(自國民) (jagungmin)
  • 자국어(自國語) (jagugeo)
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