영주

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 領主 (“feudal lord”).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?yeongju
Revised Romanization (translit.)?yeongju
McCune–Reischauer?yŏngju
Yale Romanization?yengcwu

Noun

영주 • (yeongju) (hanja 領主)

  1. (historical) feudal lord
    Synonym: 종주(宗主) (jongju)

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 永住, from 永 (“permanent”) + 住 (“reside, stay”).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈjɘ(ː)ŋd͡ʑu]
  • Phonetic hangul: [영(ː)주]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?yeongju
Revised Romanization (translit.)?yeongju
McCune–Reischauer?yŏngju
Yale Romanization?yēngcwu

Noun

영주 • (yeongju) (hanja 永住)

  1. permanent residence
Derived terms
verbs
  • 영주(永住)하다 (yeongjuhada)
nouns
  • 영주권(永住權) (yeongjugwon)
  • 영주민(永住民) (yeongjumin)
  • 영주자(永住者) (yeongjuja)
  • 영주지(永住地) (yeongjuji)

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 榮州

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?yeongju
Revised Romanization (translit.)?yeongju
McCune–Reischauer?yŏngju
Yale Romanization?yengcwu

Proper noun

영주 • (Yeongju) (hanja 榮州)

  1. Yeongju (a city in North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea)
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