선거

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 選擧 (“election”)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈsʰɘ(ː)nɡʌ̹]

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• Phonetic hangul: [선(ː)거]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	seon'geo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	seongeo
McCune–Reischauer?	sŏn'gŏ
Yale Romanization?	sēnke

Noun

선거 • (seon'geo) (hanja 選擧)

1. election
2. any process to select an officer