This site uses cookies. Some of these cookies are essential to the operation of the site, while others help to improve your experience by providing insights into how the site is being used. For more information, please see the ProZ.com privacy policy.
Cookie settings
  1. KudoZ™ Top
  2. English to Korean
  3. Social Science, Sociology, Ethics, etc.

nation, ethnicity, race

Korean translation: 민족, 종족성, 인종

GLOSSARY ENTRY (DERIVED FROM QUESTION BELOW)
English term or phrase:nation, ethnicity, race
Korean translation:민족, 종족성, 인종
Entered by: English2Korean

13:27 Jul 3, 2010
English to Korean translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Social Science, Sociology, Ethics, etc. / Sociology
English term or phrase: nation, ethnicity, race
What is the right translation for the terms nation, ethnicity, race?
jyoun
United States
Local time: 01:28
민족, 종족성, 인종
Explanation:
nation: 민족, nation state: 민족국가 or 국민국가
"Nation" doesn't have to be a country(국가). For examples, "Scots" and "Scotland" in the UK are a nation but is not a country. Korean are a nation but there are two countries in the Korean peninsular.

ethnicity: 종족성, ethnic: 종족, 민족(not in the academic circle)
race: 인종

Those are the standard translations in Socio-Cultural Anthropology.

Cf.
government: 정부
state: 1) 미국의 주 2) academic term for country 국가
Selected response from:

English2Korean
United Kingdom
Local time: 07:28
Grading comment
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +1민족, 종족성, 인종
English2Korean
5국가, 민족성, 인종
Purple Kim


  

Answers


15 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
국가, 민족성, 인종


Explanation:
nation: 국가 or 나라
ethnicity: 민족성
race: 인종

Purple Kim
South Korea
Local time: 15:28
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in KoreanKorean
Login to enter a peer comment (or grade)

3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
민족, 종족성, 인종


Explanation:
nation: 민족, nation state: 민족국가 or 국민국가
"Nation" doesn't have to be a country(국가). For examples, "Scots" and "Scotland" in the UK are a nation but is not a country. Korean are a nation but there are two countries in the Korean peninsular.

ethnicity: 종족성, ethnic: 종족, 민족(not in the academic circle)
race: 인종

Those are the standard translations in Socio-Cultural Anthropology.

Cf.
government: 정부
state: 1) 미국의 주 2) academic term for country 국가

English2Korean
United Kingdom
Local time: 07:28
Native speaker of: Native in KoreanKorean
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  skyblue: Agree with "민족," but for "ethnicity" 민족성 (as Purple Downshifter suggested) sounds better.
1 day 21 hrs
  -> Thanks for your comment. "ethnic(ity)" is translated "종족(성)"in the academic circle as I said in the exlanation above, but in the other context can be translated "민족(성)". It connotates "minorities", though.
Login to enter a peer comment (or grade)



Login or register (free and only takes a few minutes) to participate in this question.

You will also have access to many other tools and opportunities designed for those who have language-related jobs (or are passionate about them). Participation is free and the site has a strict confidentiality policy.

Return to KudoZ list

KudoZ™ translation help

The KudoZ network provides a framework for translators and others to assist each other with translations or explanations of terms and short phrases.

See also:
ProZ.com term search
Search millions of term translations
Close search
Term search
  • All of ProZ.com
  • Term search
  • Jobs
  • Forums
  • Multiple search