정당

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 政 (“government affairs”) and 黨 (“group”)

Pronunciation

• IPA: ˈʨʌŋdaŋ
• Phonetic hangul: 정당 (jeongdang)

Romanization

Revised	jeongdang	transliteration	jeongdang
McCune-Reischauer	chŏngdang	Yale	cengtang

Noun

정당 (jeongdang, hanja 政黨)

1. A political party

Synonyms

• 당 (dang, 黨)

Etymology 2

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

Pronunciation

• IPA: ˈʨʌːŋdaŋ
• Phonetic hangul: 정ː당 (jeongːdang)

Romanization

Revised	jeongdang	transliteration	jeongdang
McCune-Reischauer	chŏngdang	Yale	cengtang

Noun

정당 (jeongdang, hanja 正當)

1. rightfulness, justness, legitimacy

Derived terms

• 정당하다 (jeongdanghada, “to be right, just, legitimate, lawful, proper”)

Etymology 3

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

Pronunciation

• IPA: ˈʨʌːŋdaŋ
• Phonetic hangul: 정ː당 (jeongːdang)

Romanization

Revised	jeongdang	transliteration	jeongdang
McCune-Reischauer	chŏngdang	Yale	cengtang

Noun

정당 (jeongdang, hanja 正堂)

1. the main building

Derived terms

• 정정당당 (jeongjengdangdang, “正正堂堂”)