구정

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 舊 (“old”) + 正 (“short for 정월(正月) (jeong'wol)”).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈku(ː)d͡ʑʌ̹ŋ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [구(ː)정]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?Gujeong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?Gujeong
McCune–Reischauer?Kujŏng
Yale Romanization?kwūceng

Noun

구정 • (gujeong) (hanja 舊正)

  1. (dated) Korean New Year; Lunar New Year celebrated in Korea
    Synonyms: 설 (seol), 설날 (seollal)
    Antonym: 신정(新正) (sinjeong)
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