Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 正恩

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈt͡ɕɘ(ː)ŋɯn]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?Jeong'eun
Revised Romanization (translit.)?Jeong'eun
McCune–Reischauer?Chŏngŭn
Yale Romanization?cēngun

Proper noun

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정은 (Jeong'eun) (hanja 正恩)

  1. a unisex given name.
    정은gimjeong'eunKim Jong-un (金正恩)