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Korean
Etymology
Sino-Korean word from 叮嚀.
Pronunciation
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| Revised Romanization? | jeongnyeong |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | jeongnyeong |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | chŏngnyŏng |
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| Yale Romanization? | cengnyeng |
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Adverb
정녕 • (jeongnyeong) (hanja 叮嚀)
- certainly, definitively, really, for sure
- Synonyms: 참으로 (chameuro), 정말로 (jeongmallo), 진짜 (jinjja)
사랑은 정녕 무엇인가?- sarang-eun jeongnyeong mueos-in'ga?
- What truly is love?
정녕 내가 미쳤구나 생각했다.- jeongnyeong nae-ga micheotguna saenggakhaetda.
- I thought that I had gone definitively insane.