북극

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 北極 (north pole, Arctic)

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?Bukgeuk
Revised Romanization (translit.)?Buggeug
McCune–Reischauer?Pukkŭk
Yale Romanization?puk.kuk

Noun

북극 • (bukgeuk) (hanja 北極)

  1. north pole, Arctic

Proper noun

북극 • (Bukgeuk) (hanja 北極)

  1. North Pole
  2. Arctic (a continental region consisting of the portion of the Earth north of the Arctic Circle, containing the North Pole)