전주

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 轉注 (“extended meaning”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕʌ̹ɲd͡ʑu]
• Phonetic hangul: [전주]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	jeonju
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	jeonju
McCune–Reischauer?	chŏnju
Yale Romanization?	cen.cwu

Noun

전주 • (jeonju) (hanja 轉注)

1. (linguistics) figurative extension of meaning

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 全州 (“Jeonju”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕʌ̹ɲd͡ʑu]
• Phonetic hangul: [전주]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	Jeonju
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	Jeonju
McCune–Reischauer?	Chŏnju
Yale Romanization?	cen.cwu

Proper noun

전주 • (Jeonju) (hanja 全州)

1. Jeonju (a city in North Jeolla Province, South Korea)

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 前週, from 前 (“previous”) + 週 (“week”)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕʌ̹ɲd͡ʑu]
• Phonetic hangul: [전주]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	jeonju
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	jeonju
McCune–Reischauer?	chŏnju
Yale Romanization?	cen.cwu

Noun

전주 • (jeonju) (hanja 前週)

1. last week