정원

Korean

Etymology 1

    Sino-Korean word from 庭園.

    Pronunciation

    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?jeong'won
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?jeong'won
    McCune–Reischauer?chŏngwŏn
    Yale Romanization?cengwen

    Noun

    정원 • (jeong'won) (hanja 庭園)

    1. garden, vegetable garden, yard
    Derived terms
    • 정원등(庭園燈) (jeong'wondeung)
    • 정원사(庭園師) (jeong'wonsa)
    • 정원수(庭園手) (jeong'wonsu)
    • 정원수(庭園樹) (jeong'wonsu)

    Etymology 2

      Sino-Korean word from 定員.

      Pronunciation

      • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈt͡ɕɘ(ː)ŋwʌ̹n]
      • Phonetic hangul: [정(ː)원]
        • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
      Romanizations
      Revised Romanization?jeong'won
      Revised Romanization (translit.)?jeong'won
      McCune–Reischauer?chŏngwŏn
      Yale Romanization?cēngwen

      Noun

      정원 • (jeong'won) (hanja 定員)

      1. capacity (number of people allowed in an elevator, boat, building, etc.)
      2. any fixed number or quota of people
      Derived terms
      • 정원제(定員制) (jeong'wonje)
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