나전

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 螺鈿.

Alternative forms

• 나뎐(螺鈿) (nadyeon) — Early Modern

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [na̠d͡ʑʌ̹n]
• Phonetic hangul: [나전]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	najeon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	najeon
McCune–Reischauer?	najŏn
Yale Romanization?	nacen

Noun

나전 • (najeon) (hanja 螺鈿)

1. mother-of-pearl inlay, often in lacquer

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 羅甸, orthographic borrowing from Japanese 羅甸 (Raten).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [na̠d͡ʑʌ̹n]
• Phonetic hangul: [나전]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	najeon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	najeon
McCune–Reischauer?	najŏn
Yale Romanization?	nacen

Proper noun

나전 • (Najeon) (hanja 羅甸)

1. (dated) alternative form of 라틴 (Ratin, “Latin”)