Korean edit

Etymology edit

Possibly a contracted form of 어찌하였든 (eojjihayeotdeun, “whatever has been done”), from 어찌하다 (eojjihada).

Pronunciation edit

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ʌ̹t͡ɕ͈ɛt̚t͈ɯn] ~ [ʌ̹t͡ɕ͈e̞t̚t͈ɯn]
  • Phonetic hangul: [짿/]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?eojjaetdeun
Revised Romanization (translit.)?eo'jjaessdeun
McCune–Reischauer?ŏtchaettŭn
Yale Romanization?e.ccaysstun

Adverb edit

어쨌든 (eojjaetdeun)

  1. anyway
  2. after all
  3. regardless