선정

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 選定, from 選 (“choice”) + 定 (“decide”)

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈsʰɘ(ː)ɲd͡ʑʌ̹ŋ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [선(ː)정]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?seonjeong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?seonjeong
McCune–Reischauer?sŏnjŏng
Yale Romanization?sēn.ceng

Noun

선정 • (seonjeong) (hanja 選定)

  1. selection

Derived terms

  • 선정(選定)되다 (seonjeongdoeda, “to be selected”)
  • 선정(選定)하다 (seonjeonghada, “to select”)
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