왼쪽

Korean

Etymology

From 왼 (oen, “left”) + 쪽 (jjok, “side”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈwe̞(ː)ɲt͡ɕ͈o̞k̚] ~ [ˈø̞(ː)ɲt͡ɕ͈o̞k̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [웬(ː)쪽/왼(ː)쪽]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	oenjjok
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	oen'jjog
McCune–Reischauer?	oentchok
Yale Romanization?	ōyn.ccok

Noun

왼쪽 • (oenjjok)

1. left side

Synonyms

• 좌측 (左側, jwacheuk)

Coordinate terms

• 오른쪽 (oreunjjok, “right side”)