조용

Korean

Etymology

Corruption of 종용 (從容, jong-yong).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key)[t͡ɕo̞joŋ]
  • Phonetic Hangul[조용]
Revised Romanization? joyong
Revised Romanization (translit.)? joyong
McCune–Reischauer? choyong
Yale Romanization? coyong

Noun

조용 • (joyong)

  1. Root of 조용하다 (joyonghada, “quiet”). Rarely used alone.

Derived terms
  • 조용하다 (joyonghada, “to be quiet”)
  • 조용히 (joyonghi, “quietly”)
  • 조용조용 (joyongjoyong, “very quietly”)
    • 조용조용하다 (joyongjoyonghada)
    • 조용조용히 (joyongjoyonghi)
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