정력

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 精力.

Pronunciation
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jeongnyeok
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jeonglyeog
McCune–Reischauer?chŏngnyŏk
Yale Romanization?cenglyek

Noun

정력 • (jeongnyeok) (hanja 精力)

  1. virility; male sexual prowess
  2. energy; vigor

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 丁力.

Pronunciation
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jeongnyeok
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jeonglyeog
McCune–Reischauer?chŏngnyŏk
Yale Romanization?cenglyek

Noun

정력 • (jeongnyeok) (hanja 丁力)

  1. (rare) strength of an adult man

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 定力.

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈt͡ɕɘ(ː)ŋɲʌ̹k̚]
  • Phonetic hangul: [정(ː)녁]
    • Though still prescriptive in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jeongnyeok
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jeonglyeog
McCune–Reischauer?chŏngnyŏk
Yale Romanization?cēnglyek

Noun

정력 • (jeongnyeok) (hanja 定力)

  1. (rare) a certain strength

Etymology 4

Sino-Korean word from 葶藶.

Pronunciation
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jeongnyeok
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jeonglyeog
McCune–Reischauer?chŏngnyŏk
Yale Romanization?cenglyek

Noun

정력 • (jeongnyeok) (hanja 葶藶)

  1. (rare, botany) Lepidium apetalum (a species of pepperwort)
Synonyms
  • 다닥냉이 (dadangnaeng'i)
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