Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 振動, from (raise, excite, arouse) + (movement).

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈt͡ɕi(ː)ndo̞ŋ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jindong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jindong
McCune–Reischauer?chindong
Yale Romanization?cīntong

Noun

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진동 (jindong) (hanja 振動)

  1. vibration