전주

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 轉注 (“extended meaning”).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jeonju
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jeonju
McCune–Reischauer?chŏnju
Yale Romanization?cen.cwu

Noun

전주 • (jeonju) (hanja 轉注)

  1. (linguistics) figurative extension of meaning

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 全州 (“Jeonju”).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?Jeonju
Revised Romanization (translit.)?Jeonju
McCune–Reischauer?Chŏnju
Yale Romanization?cen.cwu

Proper noun

전주 • (Jeonju) (hanja 全州)

  1. Jeonju (a city in North Jeolla Province, South Korea)

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 前週, from 前 (“previous”) + 週 (“week”)

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jeonju
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jeonju
McCune–Reischauer?chŏnju
Yale Romanization?cen.cwu

Noun

전주 • (jeonju) (hanja 前週)

  1. last week
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