여진

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Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 餘震 (aftershock (of an earthquake))

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?yeojin
Revised Romanization (translit.)?yeojin
McCune–Reischauer?yŏjin
Yale Romanization?yecin

Noun

여진 (yeojin) (hanja 餘震)

  1. aftershock (of an earthquake)

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 女眞 (the Jurchen people)

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?Yeojin
Revised Romanization (translit.)?Yeojin
McCune–Reischauer?Yŏjin
Yale Romanization?yecin
South Korean
Standard Language
여진(女眞) (Yeojin)
North Korean
Standard Language
녀진(女眞) (Nyeojin)

Proper noun

여진 (Yeojin) (hanja 女眞)

  1. the Jurchen people