정당

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 政黨, from 政 (“government affairs”) + 黨 (“group”), from Japanese 政党 (seitō)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [t͡ɕʌ̹ŋda̠ŋ]

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IPA(key)	[t͡ɕʌ̹ŋda̠ŋ]
Phonetic Hangul	정당
Romanizations
RR	jeongdang
RR (translit.)	jeongdang
MC	chŏngdang
Yale	cengtang

Noun

정당 • (jeongdang) (hanja 政黨)

1. political party

Synonyms

• 당 (黨, dang)

Etymology 2

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈt͡ɕɘːŋda̠ŋ]

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IPA(key)	[ˈt͡ɕɘːŋda̠ŋ]
Phonetic Hangul	정:당
Romanizations
RR	jeongdang
RR (translit.)	jeongdang
MC	chŏngdang
Yale	cēngtang

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”) + 堂 (“house”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈt͡ɕɘːŋda̠ŋ]

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IPA(key)	[ˈt͡ɕɘːŋda̠ŋ]
Phonetic Hangul	정:당
Romanizations
RR	jeongdang
RR (translit.)	jeongdang
MC	chŏngdang
Yale	cēngtang

Noun

정당 • (jeongdang) (hanja 正堂)

1. main building

Derived terms

• 정정당당 (正正堂堂, jeongjeongdangdang)