정좌

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 正坐, Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 正坐(せいざ) (seiza).

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈt͡ɕɘ(ː)ŋd͡ʑwa̠]
    • Phonetic hangul: [정(ː)좌]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?jeongjwa
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?jeongjwa
    McCune–Reischauer?chŏngjwa
    Yale Romanization?cēngcwa

    Noun

    정좌 • (jeongjwa) (hanja 正坐)

    1. sitting (kneeling) in a particular traditional Japanese way (with legs folded under oneself); seiza
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