차차웅

Korean

Etymology

Modern Korean reading of Hanja 次次雄, said to be from Old Korean. Probably a doublet of 스승 (seuseung).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕʰa̠t͡ɕʰa̠uŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [차차웅]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	chachaung
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	chachaung
McCune–Reischauer?	ch'ach'aung
Yale Romanization?	cha.chawung

Noun

차차웅 • (chachaung) (hanja 次次雄)

1. (historical) a royal title of the ancient Korean kingdom of Silla, used in the early first century

   Synonyms: 거서간(居西干) (geoseogan), 이사금(泥師今) (isageum), 마립간(麻立干) (maripgan)

See also

• 자충 (jachung)