진주

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 眞珠/珍珠 (“pearl”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕiɲd͡ʑu]
• Phonetic hangul: [진주]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	jinju
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	jinju
McCune–Reischauer?	chinju
Yale Romanization?	cin.cwu

Noun

진주 • (jinju) (hanja 眞珠/珍珠)

1. pearl (round shelly concretion from oysters)

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 晉州.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈt͡ɕi(ː)ɲd͡ʑu]
• Phonetic hangul: [진(ː)주]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	Jinju
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	Jinju
McCune–Reischauer?	Chinju
Yale Romanization?	cīn.cwu

Proper noun

진주 • (Jinju) (hanja 晉州)

1. [~시(市)] Jinju (a city in South Gyeongsang Province, South Korea)