정오

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 正午 (“noon, midday”)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈt͡ɕɘ(ː)ŋo̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [정(ː)오]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	jeong'o
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	jeong'o
McCune–Reischauer?	chŏngo
Yale Romanization?	cēngo

Noun

정오 • (jeong'o) (hanja 正午)

1. noon, midday

   정오 전에 호텔에서 체크아웃해야 해요.

   jeong'o jeone hotereseo chekeuauthaeya haeyo.

   Be sure to check out of the hotel before noon.

Antonyms

• 자정 (jajeong)