Sejong

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Korean 세종(世宗) (Sejong). Named after Korean king Sejong the Great.

Proper noun

Sejong

1. A special self-governing city and the de facto administrative capital of South Korea.
   • 2022 March 18, Julian Ryall, “South Korea: Incoming President Yoon wants to relocate capital from Seoul”, in Deutsche Welle‎^[1], archived from the original on March 18, 2022, Asia‎^[2]:

     When Yoon takes office in May, his government is expected to follow through on plans to invest heavily in new cultural, educational and medical infrastructure in Sejong.
     Located 125 kilometers (80 miles) south of Seoul, construction on the site planned site for the new South Korean capital began in 2007. Sejong was granted legal status as a "special self-governing city" in 2012.

Translations

city

• Arabic: سيجونغ (Sījūnḡ)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 世宗 (zh) (Shìzōng)

• Czech: Sedžong
• Danish: Sejong
• Dutch: Sejong
• Esperanto: Seĝon
• Finnish: Sejong
• French: Sejong
• Greek: Σέτζονγκ (Sétzongk)
• Hungarian: Szedzsong (hu)
• Indonesian: Sejong
• Italian: Sejong
• Japanese: 世宗 (ja) (セジョン, Sejon)
• Kazakh: Седжоң (Sedjoñ)
• Korean: 세종(世宗) (Sejong)
• Malay: Sejong
• Mongolian: Сэжун (Sežun)
• Norwegian: Sejong
• Persian: سجونگ (Sejoong)
• Polish: Sedżong
• Portuguese: Sejong
• Romanian: Sejong
• Russian: Седжон (Sedžon)
• Spanish: Sejong
• Swedish: Sejong
• Thai: เซจง (see-jong)
• Ukrainian: Седжон (Sedžon)
• Vietnamese: Sejong