양지

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 陽 (“yang; sun, sunshine”) + 地 (“earth, land, ground”).

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈja̠(ː)ŋd͡ʑi]
  • Phonetic hangul: [양(ː)지]
    • Though still prescriptive in Standard Korean, the great majority of speakers (in both Koreas) no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?yangji
Revised Romanization (translit.)?yangji
McCune–Reischauer?yangji
Yale Romanization?yāngci

Noun

양지 • (yangji) (hanja 陽地)

  1. A sunny spot.

Synonyms
  • 양달 (陽—, yangdal)

Antonyms
  • 응달 (陰—, eungdal, “shady spot”)
  • 음지 (陰地, eumji, “shady spot”)
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