백정

Korean

Alternative forms

  • ᄇᆡᆨ뎡(白丁) (baekdyeong)Early Modern
  • 백장 (baekjang)
    • ᄇᆡᆨ댱 (baekdyang)Early Modern

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 白丁.

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [pɛk̚t͡ɕ͈ʌ̹ŋ] ~ [pe̞k̚t͡ɕ͈ʌ̹ŋ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [/]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?baekjeong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?baegjeong
McCune–Reischauer?paekchŏng
Yale Romanization?paykceng

Noun

백정 • (baekjeong) (hanja 白丁)

  1. butcher
  2. (historical) baekjeong, the untouchable caste within the Joseon caste system