선정

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 選定, from 選 (“choice”) + 定 (“decide”)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈsʰɘ(ː)ɲd͡ʑʌ̹ŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [선(ː)정]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	seonjeong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	seonjeong
McCune–Reischauer?	sŏnjŏng
Yale Romanization?	sēn.ceng

Noun

선정 • (seonjeong) (hanja 選定)

1. selection

Derived terms

• 선정(選定)하다 (seonjeonghada, “to select”)
• 선정(選定)되다 (seonjeongdoeda, “to be selected”)