제주

Jeju

Etymology 1

Alternative forms

  • 제쥐 (jejwi)

Noun

제주 (jeju)

  1. art, capacity, talent

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 濟州.

Alternative forms

Proper noun

제주 (jeju)

  1. Jeju (an island and province of South Korea)
  2. Jeju (the capital city of Jeju Province, South Korea)
Derived terms

References

  • “제주” in Jeju Dialect Dictionary, Jeju Special Self-Governing Province.
  • “제주” in Jeju's culture and language, Digital museum.

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 濟州

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈt͡ɕe̞(ː)d͡ʑu]
  • Phonetic hangul: [제(ː)주]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?Jeju
Revised Romanization (translit.)?Jeju
McCune–Reischauer?Cheju
Yale Romanization?cēycwu

Proper noun

제주 • (Jeju) (hanja 濟州)

  1. Jeju (an island and province of South Korea)
  2. Jeju (the capital city of Jeju Province, South Korea)
    제주도
    Jeju-do
    Jeju island, Jejudo
    제주시
    Jeju-si
    Jeju city
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