천
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Korean
Etymology 1
Of native Korean origin.
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [t͡ɕʰɘ(ː)n]
- Phonetic hangul: [천(ː)]
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Noun
천 • (cheon)
Etymology 2
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| Sino-Korean: 천 (cheon) Hanja: 千 | ||||
Sino-Korean word from 千 (“thousand”), from the Middle Korean reading 쳔 (Yale: chyèn), from Middle Chinese 千 (MC tshen).
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [t͡ɕʰʌ̹n]
- Phonetic hangul: [천]
Numeral
Derived terms
- See the hanja entry at 千 for Sino-Korean compounds of 천 (千, cheon).
Etymology 3
Sino-Korean word from 天 (“sky, heaven”), from the Middle Korean reading 텬 (Yale: thyèn), from Middle Chinese 天 (MC then).
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [t͡ɕʰʌ̹n]
- Phonetic hangul: [천]
Noun
- sky; heavens
- Godhead
- tao; nature; natural laws
- (Buddhism) the upper heavenly world over the earthly human world where the heavenly king and heavenly people are supposed to live.
Derived terms
- See the hanja entry at 天 for Sino-Korean compounds of 천 (天, cheon).
Etymology 4
Sino-Korean word from 川 (“river, stream”)
Noun
Derived terms
- See the hanja entry at 川 for Sino-Korean compounds of 천 (川, cheon).
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