정당

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 政黨, from 政 (“government affairs”) + 黨 (“group”), from Japanese 政党 (seitō)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key)[t͡ɕʌ̹ŋda̠ŋ]
  • Phonetic Hangul[정당]
Revised Romanization? jeongdang
Revised Romanization (translit.)? jeongdang
McCune–Reischauer? chŏngdang
Yale Romanization? cengtang

Noun

정당 • (jeongdang) (hanja 政黨)

  1. political party
Synonyms

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 正當, from 正 (“to be right, true”) + 當 (“to be reasonable; to encounter, match”)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key)[ˈt͡ɕɘːŋda̠ŋ]
  • Phonetic Hangul[정:당]
Revised Romanization? jeongdang
Revised Romanization (translit.)? jeongdang
McCune–Reischauer? chŏngdang
Yale Romanization? cēngtang

Noun

정당 • (jeongdang) (hanja 正當)

  1. rightfulness; justness; legitimacy
Derived terms

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 正 (“to be right, true”) + 堂 (“house”)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key)[ˈt͡ɕɘːŋda̠ŋ]
  • Phonetic Hangul[정:당]
Revised Romanization? jeongdang
Revised Romanization (translit.)? jeongdang
McCune–Reischauer? chŏngdang
Yale Romanization? cēngtang

Noun

정당 • (jeongdang) (hanja 正堂)

  1. main building
Derived terms
  • 정정당당 (正正堂堂, jeongjeongdangdang)
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