일등

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Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 一等, from (one) + (rank, grade)

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?ildeung
Revised Romanization (translit.)?ildeung
McCune–Reischauer?iltŭng
Yale Romanization?ilqtung

Noun

일등 (ildeung) (hanja 一等)

  1. first place, number one (in a competition, in a class, etc.)
    달리기 대회에서 내가 일등 했어.
    Dalligi daehoe-eseo nae-ga ildeung haesseo.
    I got first place in the running contest.
    얘가 우리 학교 전교 일등이야.
    Yae-ga uri hakgyo jeon'gyo ildeung-iya.
    She has the best grades in our school.
  2. first class