From정(正)(jeong,“something that iscorrect”) +말(mal,“word”).
- (SK Standard/Seoul)IPA(key):[ˈt͡ɕɘ(ː)ŋma̠ɭ]
- Phonetic hangul:[정(ː)말]
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
| Romanizations |
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| Revised Romanization? | jeongmal |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | jeongmal |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | chŏngmal |
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| Yale Romanization? | cēngmal |
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정말• (jeongmal) (hanja正말)
- really;truly
새하인들은일을정말잘해.- Sae hain-deur-eun ir-euljeongmal jal hae.
- Those new servantsreally do a splendid job.
정말• (jeongmal) (hanja正말)
- that which istrue orgenuine
- 그거정말이야? ―geugeojeongmar-i-ya? ―Is thattrue?
Like many Korean nouns, this word is often used as adeterminer to modify another noun directly.
정말• (Jeongmal) (hanja丁抹)
- (obsolete)Denmark (acountry inEurope)
