정주

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 定州

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈt͡ɕɘ(ː)ŋd͡ʑu]
  • Phonetic hangul: [정(ː)주]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?Jeongju
Revised Romanization (translit.)?Jeongju
McCune–Reischauer?Chŏngju
Yale Romanization?cēngcwu

Proper noun

정주 • (Jeongju) (hanja 定州)

  1. Chongju (a city in North Pyongan Province, North Korea)
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