제주

Jeju

Etymology 1

Alternative forms

  • 제쥐 (jejwi)

Noun

제주 (jeju)

  1. art, capacity, talent

Etymology 2

    Sino-Korean word from 濟州.

    Alternative forms

    Proper noun

    제주 (jeju)

    1. Jeju (an island and province of South Korea)
    2. Jeju (the capital city of Jeju Province, South Korea)
    Derived terms

    References

    • “제주” in Jeju Dialect Dictionary, Jeju Special Self-Governing Province.
    • “제주” in Jeju's culture and language, Digital museum.

    Korean

    Etymology

      Sino-Korean word from 濟州

      Pronunciation

      • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈt͡ɕe̞(ː)d͡ʑu]
      • Phonetic hangul: [제(ː)주]
        • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
      Romanizations
      Revised Romanization?Jeju
      Revised Romanization (translit.)?Jeju
      McCune–Reischauer?Cheju
      Yale Romanization?cēycwu

      Proper noun

      제주 • (Jeju) (hanja 濟州)

      1. Jeju (an island and province of South Korea)
      2. Jeju (the capital city of Jeju Province, South Korea)
        제주도
        Jeju-do
        Jeju island, Jejudo
        제주시
        Jeju-si
        Jeju city
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