정원

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 庭園.

Pronunciation
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jeong'won
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jeong'won
McCune–Reischauer?chŏngwŏn
Yale Romanization?cengwen

Noun

정원 • (jeong'won) (hanja 庭園)

  1. garden, vegetable garden, yard
Derived terms
  • 정원등(庭園燈) (jeong'wondeung)
  • 정원사(庭園師) (jeong'wonsa)
  • 정원수(庭園手) (jeong'wonsu)
  • 정원수(庭園樹) (jeong'wonsu)

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 定員.

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈt͡ɕɘ(ː)ŋwʌ̹n]
  • Phonetic hangul: [정(ː)원]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jeong'won
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jeong'won
McCune–Reischauer?chŏngwŏn
Yale Romanization?cēngwen

Noun

정원 • (jeong'won) (hanja 定員)

  1. capacity (number of people allowed in an elevator, boat, building, etc.)
  2. any fixed number or quota of people
Derived terms
  • 정원제(定員制) (jeong'wonje)
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