영주

Korean

Etymology 1

    Sino-Korean word from 領主 (“feudal lord”).

    Pronunciation

    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?yeongju
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?yeongju
    McCune–Reischauer?yŏngju
    Yale Romanization?yengcwu

    Noun

    영주 • (yeongju) (hanja 領主)

    1. (historical) feudal lord
      Synonym: 종주(宗主) (jongju)

    Etymology 2

      Sino-Korean word from 永住, from 永 (“permanent”) + 住 (“reside, stay”).

      Pronunciation

      • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈjɘ(ː)ŋd͡ʑu]
      • Phonetic hangul: [영(ː)주]
        • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
      Romanizations
      Revised Romanization?yeongju
      Revised Romanization (translit.)?yeongju
      McCune–Reischauer?yŏngju
      Yale Romanization?yēngcwu

      Noun

      영주 • (yeongju) (hanja 永住)

      1. permanent residence
      Derived terms
      verbs
      • 영주(永住)하다 (yeongjuhada)
      nouns
      • 영주권(永住權) (yeongjugwon)
      • 영주민(永住民) (yeongjumin)
      • 영주자(永住者) (yeongjuja)
      • 영주지(永住地) (yeongjuji)

      Etymology 3

        Sino-Korean word from 榮州

        Pronunciation

        Romanizations
        Revised Romanization?yeongju
        Revised Romanization (translit.)?yeongju
        McCune–Reischauer?yŏngju
        Yale Romanization?yengcwu

        Proper noun

        영주 • (Yeongju) (hanja 榮州)

        1. Yeongju (a city in North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea)
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