지주

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Jeju

Alternative forms

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 濟州.

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jiju
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jiju
Yale Romanization?cicwu

Proper noun

지주 (jiju)

  1. (Seogwipo) Jeju (an island and province of South Korea)

Korean

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jiju
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jiju
McCune–Reischauer?chiju
Yale Romanization?cicwu

Etymology 1

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Sino-Korean word from 地主, from 地 (“land”) + 主 (“master; lord”)

Noun

지주 • (jiju) (hanja 地主)

  1. landowner; landlord
    지주 계급을 청산하다 ― jiju gyegeub-eul cheongsanhada ― to eliminate the landlord class

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 支柱, from 支 (“to support”) + 柱 (“pillar”).

Noun

지주 • (jiju) (hanja 支柱)

  1. pillar; supporting pillar
    Synonym: 기둥 (gidung)
  2. (figurative) anchor; support; mainstay
    정신적 지주 ― jeongsinjeok jiju ― psychological anchor

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 持株, from 持 (“to hold”) + 株 (“stock”), orthographic borrowing from Japanese 持(も)ち株(かぶ) (mochikabu).

Noun

지주 • (jiju) (hanja 持株)

  1. (finance) stock that one holds; stock that one owns
Derived terms

Etymology 4

Sino-Korean word from 蜘蛛 (“spider”).

Noun

지주 • (jiju) (counter 마리, hanja 蜘蛛)

  1. (archaic) spider
    Synonym: 거미 (geomi)
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