가정
Korean
Etymology 1
Sino-Korean word from 家庭, from 家 (“house”) + 庭 (“household”)
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ka̠d͡ʑʌ̹ŋ]
- Phonetic hangul: [가정]
Romanizations | |
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Revised Romanization? | gajeong |
Revised Romanization (translit.)? | gajeong |
McCune–Reischauer? | kajŏng |
Yale Romanization? | kaceng |
Noun
Etymology 2
Sino-Korean word from 假定, from 假 (“lie”) + 定 (“specification”), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Japanese 仮定 (katei)
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈka̠(ː)d͡ʑʌ̹ŋ]
- Phonetic hangul: [가(ː)정]
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations | |
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Revised Romanization? | gajeong |
Revised Romanization (translit.)? | gajeong |
McCune–Reischauer? | kajŏng |
Yale Romanization? | kāceng |
Noun
- a supposition or presupposition
- a hypothesis
Related terms
- 가정하다 (gajeonghada, “hypothesize”)
See also
- 가설 (gaseol, “hypothesis”)