Korean edit

Pronunciation edit

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jeogyeon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jeog'yeon
McCune–Reischauer?chŏgyŏn
Yale Romanization?cek.yen

Etymology 1 edit

Sino-Korean word from 寂然, from (quiet, tranquil) + (adjective-deriving suffix).

Root edit

적연 (jeogyeon) (hanja 寂然)

  1. Root of 적연하다 (jeogyeonhada, to be quiet; to be tranquil) / 적연히 (jeogyeonhi, tranquilly, quietly). Rarely used alone.

Etymology 2 edit

Sino-Korean word from (certain) + (adverb-deriving suffix).

Adverb edit

적연 (jeogyeon) (hanja 的然)

  1. (formal) certainly
    Synonym: 분명(分明) (bunmyeong)
Derived terms edit