정오

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 正午 (“noon, midday”)

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

Noun

정오 • (jeong'o) (hanja 正午)

  1. noon, midday
    정오 전에 호텔에서 체크아웃해야 해요.
    jeong'o jeone hotereseo chekeuauthaeya haeyo.
    Be sure to check out of the hotel before noon.

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