Korean edit

Pronunciation edit

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈmɘ(ː)ɲt͡ɕʰo̞n]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?meonchon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?meonchon
McCune–Reischauer?mŏnch'on
Yale Romanization?mēn.chon

Etymology 1 edit

From (meon, far, distant) +‎ 촌(村) (chon, village).

Noun edit

먼촌 (meonchon)

  1. distant village

Etymology 2 edit

From (meon, far, distant) +‎ 촌(寸) (chon, degree of kinship).

Noun edit

먼촌 (meonchon)

  1. distant or extended relative