왼쪽

Korean

Etymology

From 왼 (oen, “left”) +‎ 쪽 (jjok, “side”).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈwe̞(ː)ɲt͡ɕ͈o̞k̚] ~ [ˈø̞(ː)ɲt͡ɕ͈o̞k̚]
  • Phonetic hangul: [웬(ː)쪽/왼(ː)쪽]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?oenjjok
Revised Romanization (translit.)?oen'jjog
McCune–Reischauer?oentchok
Yale Romanization?ōyn.ccok

Noun

왼쪽 • (oenjjok)

  1. left side
    왼쪽으로 돌아주세요. ― Oenjjog-euro dora-juseyo. ― Please turn left.

Synonyms

  • 좌측(左側) (jwacheuk)

Antonyms

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