정당
Korean edit
Etymology 1 edit
Sino-Korean word from 政黨, from 政 (“government affairs”) + 黨 (“group”), an orthographic borrowing from Japanese 政党 (seitō).
Pronunciation edit
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [t͡ɕʌ̹ŋda̠ŋ]
- Phonetic hangul: [정당]
Romanizations | |
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Revised Romanization? | jeongdang |
Revised Romanization (translit.)? | jeongdang |
McCune–Reischauer? | chŏngdang |
Yale Romanization? | cengtang |
Noun edit
- political party
- Synonym: 당(黨) (dang)
Etymology 2 edit
Sino-Korean word from 正當, from 正 (“to be right, true”) + 當 (“to be reasonable; to encounter, match”).
Pronunciation edit
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈt͡ɕɘ(ː)ŋda̠ŋ]
- Phonetic hangul: [정(ː)당]
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations | |
---|---|
Revised Romanization? | jeongdang |
Revised Romanization (translit.)? | jeongdang |
McCune–Reischauer? | chŏngdang |
Yale Romanization? | cēngtang |
Noun edit
Derived terms edit
Etymology 3 edit
Sino-Korean word from 正 (“to be right, true”) + 堂 (“house”).
Pronunciation edit
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈt͡ɕɘ(ː)ŋda̠ŋ]
- Phonetic hangul: [정(ː)당]
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations | |
---|---|
Revised Romanization? | jeongdang |
Revised Romanization (translit.)? | jeongdang |
McCune–Reischauer? | chŏngdang |
Yale Romanization? | cēngtang |