영주

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 領主 (“feudal lord”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [jʌ̹ŋd͡ʑu]
• Phonetic hangul: [영주]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	yeongju
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	yeongju
McCune–Reischauer?	yŏngju
Yale Romanization?	yengcwu

Noun

영주 • (yeongju) (hanja 領主)

1. (historical) feudal lord

   Synonym: 종주(宗主) (jongju)

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 永住, from 永 (“permanent”) + 住 (“reside, stay”).

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	yeongju
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	yeongju
McCune–Reischauer?	yŏngju
Yale Romanization?	yēngcwu

Noun

영주 • (yeongju) (hanja 永住)

1. permanent residence

Derived terms

verbs

• 영주(永住)하다 (yeongjuhada)

 

nouns

• 영주권(永住權) (yeongjugwon)
• 영주민(永住民) (yeongjumin)
• 영주자(永住者) (yeongjuja)
• 영주지(永住地) (yeongjuji)

 

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 榮州

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [jʌ̹ŋd͡ʑu]
• Phonetic hangul: [영주]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	yeongju
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	yeongju
McCune–Reischauer?	yŏngju
Yale Romanization?	yengcwu

Proper noun

영주 • (Yeongju) (hanja 榮州)

1. Yeongju (a city in North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea)