정원

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Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 庭園.

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jeong'won
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jeong'won
McCune–Reischauer?chŏngwŏn
Yale Romanization?cengwen

Noun

정원 • (jeong'won) (hanja 庭園)

  1. garden, vegetable garden, yard
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 定員.

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key):
  • Phonetic hangul:
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jeong'won
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jeong'won
McCune–Reischauer?chŏngwŏn
Yale Romanization?cēngwen

Noun

정원 • (jeong'won) (hanja 定員)

  1. capacity (number of people allowed in an elevator, boat, building, etc.)
  2. any fixed number or quota of people
Derived terms
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