Skip to main content
Subscribe Now

Korean learner dictionary

정-

jeong- · -jeong

NIKL-backed definitions, English glosses, pronunciation, examples, and learner-level context.

Dictionary entry

NIKL target code 601975
Part of speech: 접사
  1. 1.

    '정식이거나 주된'의 뜻을 더하는 접두사.

    English: -jeong — A prefix that adds the meaning of 'official or main'.

    Examples

    • 정직원
    • 정회원
  2. 2.

    '똑바르거나 똑같은'의 뜻을 더하는 접두사.

    English: -jeong — A prefix that adds the meaning of 'straight or identical'.

    Examples

    • 정남쪽
    • 정조준
    • 정사각형
    • 정삼각형
Origin
正