Korean

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Etymology

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From (, jeong, “right”) + 사면체 (四面體, samyeonche, “tetrahedron”).

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈt͡ɕɘ(ː)ŋsʰa̠mjʌ̹ɲt͡ɕʰe̞]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jeongsamyeonche
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jeongsamyeonche
McCune–Reischauer?chŏngsamyŏnch'e
Yale Romanization?cēngsamyen.chey

Noun

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정사면체 (jeongsamyeonche) (hanja 正四面體)

  1. (geometry) regular tetrahedron