Grammar
-라고도 부르다
Meaning
Intermediate-ragodo bureuda
Gives an alternative name or nickname for something, meaning 'is also called ~.' Combines the quotative particle 라고 (or 이라고 after a consonant) with 도 ('also') and 부르다 ('to call'), literally 'is also called [quoted name].'
Form
Attach 라고 to a noun ending in a vowel, 이라고 to a noun ending in a consonant, insert 도, then add 부르다: N(이)라고도 부르다. E.g., 한가위 (vowel-final) → 한가위라고도 부릅니다. It's also common in the passive form -라고도 불리다 ('is also referred to as'), which doesn't need a stated subject doing the calling.
Examples
추석은 한가위라고도 부릅니다.
Chuseok is also called Hangawi.
제주도는 삼다도라고도 부릅니다.
Jeju Island is also called Samdado.
한글은 훈민정음이라고도 부른다.
Hangeul is also called Hunminjeongeum.
Common mistakes & nuance
부르다 is a 르-irregular verb (불러요, 불렀어요, etc.), so its conjugated forms change the stem, but that irregularity is separate from this 라고도 부르다 pattern itself. In more formal or written contexts, the passive -라고도 불리다 is often preferred over the active -라고도 부르다.
Similar grammar
- -다고 말하다/밝히다
-다고 말하다/밝히다 reports that a specific person said or announced something. -라고도 부르다 doesn't report speech — it states that something has another accepted name, regardless of who calls it that.