정녕

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 叮嚀.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕʌ̹ŋɲʌ̹ŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [정녕]

Romanizations
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

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

   사랑은 정녕 무엇인가?

   sarang-eun jeongnyeong mueos-in'ga?

   What truly is love?

   정녕 내가 미쳤구나 생각했다.

   jeongnyeong nae-ga micheotguna saenggakhaetda.

   I thought that I had gone definitively insane.