선정

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 選定, from 選 (“choice”) + 定 (“decide”)

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈsʰɘ(ː)ɲd͡ʑʌ̹ŋ]
    • Phonetic hangul: [선(ː)정]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?seonjeong
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?seonjeong
    McCune–Reischauer?sŏnjŏng
    Yale Romanization?sēn.ceng

    Noun

    선정 • (seonjeong) (hanja 選定)

    1. selection

    Derived terms

    • 선정(選定)되다 (seonjeongdoeda, “to be selected”)
    • 선정(選定)하다 (seonjeonghada, “to select”)
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