옹진

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Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 甕津, variant (first attested in the eleventh century) of the ancient pseudo-Goguryeo toponym 甕遷 (MC 'uwngH tshjen), of unknown meaning.

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈo̞(ː)ŋd͡ʑin]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?Ongjin
Revised Romanization (translit.)?Ongjin
McCune–Reischauer?Ongjin
Yale Romanization?ōngcin

Proper noun

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옹진 (Ongjin) (hanja 甕津)

  1. Ongjin (a county of Incheon Metropolitan City, South Korea)
  2. Ongjin (a county of South Hwanghae Province, North Korea)