진주

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 眞珠/珍珠 (“pearl”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕiɲd͡ʑu]
• Phonetic hangul: [진주]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	jinju
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	jinju
McCune–Reischauer?	chinju
Yale Romanization?	cin.cwu

Noun

진주 • (jinju) (hanja 眞珠/珍珠)

1. pearl (round shelly concretion from oysters)