일등

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 一等, from 一 (“one”) + 等 (“rank, grade”)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [iɭt͈ɯŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [일뜽]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	ildeung
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	ildeung
McCune–Reischauer?	iltŭng
Yale Romanization?	ilqtung

Noun

일등 • (ildeung) (hanja 一等)

1. first place, number one (in a competition, in a class, etc.)

   달리기 대회에서 내가 일등 했어.

   Dalligi daehoe-eseo nae-ga ildeung haesseo.

   I got first place in the running contest.

   얘가 우리 학교 전교 일등이야.

   Yae-ga uri hakgyo jeon'gyo ildeung-iya.

   She has the best grades [lit. "the first place"] in our school.

2. first class