옹진
Korean
Etymology
Sino-Korean word from 甕津, variant (first attested in the eleventh century) of the ancient pseudo-Goguryeo toponym 甕遷 (MC ʔuŋH t͡sʰiᴇn), of unknown meaning.
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈo̞(ː)ŋd͡ʑin]
- Phonetic hangul: [옹(ː)진]
- Though still prescriptive 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
옹진 • (Ongjin) (hanja 甕津)
- Ongjin (a county of Incheon Metropolitan City, South Korea)
- Ongjin (a county of South Hwanghae Province, North Korea)