총장

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 總長, from 總 (“total”) + 長 (“chief”)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈt͡ɕʰo̞(ː)ŋd͡ʑa̠ŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [총(ː)장]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	chongjang
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	chongjang
McCune–Reischauer?	ch'ongjang
Yale Romanization?	chōngcang

Noun

총장 • (chongjang) (hanja 總長)

1. president of a university
2. The head of any large organization.