정녕

정녕

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 叮嚀.

Pronunciation

• IPA^{(Seoul dialect, key)}: [t͡ɕʌ̹ŋɲjʌ̹ŋ]
• Phonetic hangeul: [정녕]

Revised Romanization? jeongnyeong Revised Romanization (translit.)? jeongnyeong McCune–Reischauer? chŏngnyŏng Yale Romanization? cengnyeng

Adverb

정녕 • (jeongnyeong) (hanja 叮嚀)

1. certainly, definitively, really, for sure

   사랑은 정녕 무엇인가?

   Sarang-eun jeongnyeong mueodin-ga?

   What truly is love?

   정녕 내가 미쳤구나 생각했다.

   Jeongnyeong naega michyeotguna saenggakhaetda.

   I thought that I had gone definitively insane.

   Synonyms: 참으로 (chameuro), 정말로 (jeongmallo), 진짜 (jinjja)