자국

Korean

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕa̠ɡuk̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [자국]

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

• 자욱 (jauk)

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)