Jeju

See also: jeju and jejú

English

Alternative forms

Cheju (from McCune-Reischauer transliteration)

Etymology

From Korean 제주(濟州) (jeju).

Proper noun

Jeju

An island, province, and city in South Korea.
An endangered language, sometimes considered a dialect of the Korean language, spoken on the island.
An ethnic group native to to the island.

Translations

island in South Korea

Chinese:
Mandarin: 濟州島／济州岛 (zh) (Jìzhōudǎo), 濟州／济州 (zh) (Jìzhōu)
Finnish: Jeju (fi)
French: Jeju (fr)
Japanese: 済州島 (Cheju-do, Saishū-tō), 済州 (Cheju, Saishū)
Korean: 제주도(濟州島) (ko) (Jeju-do), 제주(濟州) (ko) (Jeju)
Russian: Чеджудо́ (ru) m (Čedžudó)
Spanish: Jeju (es)
Swedish: Jeju n
Vietnamese: Đảo Tế Châu (島濟州)

province in South Korea

Chinese:
Mandarin: 濟州／济州 (zh) (Jìzhōu)
French: Jeju (fr)
Japanese: 済州 (Cheju, Saishū)
Korean: 제주(濟州) (ko) (Jeju)
Russian: Чеджудо́ (ru) f (Čedžudó), Чеджу́ (ru) f (Čedžú)
Spanish: Jeju (es)
Swedish: Jeju n
Vietnamese: Tế Châu (濟州)

city in South Korea

Chinese:
Mandarin: 濟州市／济州市 (Jìzhōu shì), 濟州／济州 (zh) (Jìzhōu)
French: Jeju (fr)
Japanese: 済州市 (Cheju-shi, Saishū-shi), 済州 (Cheju, Saishū)
Korean: 제주시(濟州市) (Jeju-si), 제주(濟州) (ko) (Jeju)
Russian: Чеджу́ (ru) m (Čedžú)
Spanish: Jeju (es)
Swedish: Jeju n
Vietnamese: thành phố Tế Châu (城庯濟州), Tế Châu (濟州)

lect

Chinese:
Mandarin: 濟州方言／济州方言 (Jìzhōu fāngyán), 濟州話／济州话 (Jìzhōu huà)
Jeju: 제줏말 (jejunmal), 제주말 (jejumal)
Korean: 제주말 (Jeju-mal), 제주어(濟州語) (Jeju-eo)
Russian: чеджу́ (ru) m (čedžú)
Swedish: Jeju

See also

Jeju language test of Wikipedia at Wikimedia Incubator
Wikipedia article on Jeju

Wiktionary’s coverage of Jeju terms

Appendix:Jeju Swadesh list for a Swadesh list of basic vocabulary words in Jeju

Further reading

ISO 639-3 code jje (SIL)
Ethnologue entry for Jeju, jje ⁠

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.