Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

jeolla

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.65 in modern English

Syllables: je-ol-la
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

3

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A province of South Korea.

Example Sentences

"The Government sent some troops by sea on two small steamers to the province of Chölla, and despatched another force by land."
"Evacuations of 350 people have taken place in the southwestern province of Jeolla amid warnings of more heavy rainfall in the south."

Etymology

Borrowed from Korean 전라도(全羅道) (Jeollado). Doublet of Chŏlla.

Origin

Source language: Korean

Word Breakdown

Root: ^전라도(全羅道)

Inflected Forms

Chŏlla (alternative)

Phrases

North Jeolla South Jeolla

Frequently Paired Words

North Jeolla South Jeolla Chungcheong Gyeonggi Gyeongsang Hamgyong Hwanghae Jeju

Questions

What does jeolla mean?: A province of South Korea.
Where does jeolla come from?: It is traced to Korean.

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