정주

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Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 定州

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?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)