정점

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 頂點, with compound/genitive tensing applied.

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	jeongjeom
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	jeongjeom
McCune–Reischauer?	chŏngchŏm
Yale Romanization?	cengqcem

Noun

정점 • (jeongjeom) (hanja 頂點)

1. peak; summit