선거

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 選擧 (“election”)

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈsʰɘ(ː)nɡʌ̹]
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    • Phonetic hangul: [선(ː)거]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?seon'geo
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?seongeo
    McCune–Reischauer?sŏn'gŏ
    Yale Romanization?sēnke

    Noun

    선거 • (seon'geo) (hanja 選擧)

    1. election
    2. any process to select an officer
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