총장

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 總長, from 總 (“total”) + 長 (“chief”)

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈt͡ɕʰo̞(ː)ŋd͡ʑa̠ŋ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [총(ː)장]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?chongjang
Revised Romanization (translit.)?chongjang
McCune–Reischauer?ch'ongjang
Yale Romanization?chōngcang

Noun

총장 • (chongjang) (hanja 總長)

  1. president of a university
  2. The head of any large organization.
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