근처
Korean edit
Etymology edit
Sino-Korean word from 近處, from 近 (“near, close”) + 處 (“place, locale”)
Pronunciation edit
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈkɯ(ː)ɲt͡ɕʰʌ̹]
- Phonetic hangul: [근(ː)처]
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | geuncheo |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | geuncheo |
| McCune–Reischauer? | kŭnch'ŏ |
| Yale Romanization? | kūn.che |
Noun edit
- neighborhood; vicinity; the nearby area
- 이 근처에 수퍼마켓이 있을까?
- i geuncheoe supeomakesi isseulkka?
- Is there a supermarket near here?
- 2016, VOA Learning English[1], archived from the original on 18 September 2017: