Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

jeonju

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.68 in modern English

Syllables: jeon-ju
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The capital, the largest city in Jeonbuk, South Korea.

Etymology

From Korean 전주(全州) (Jeonju).

Origin

Source language: Korean

Word Breakdown

Root: ^전주(全州)

Inflected Forms

Chonju (alternative)

Questions

What does jeonju mean?: The capital, the largest city in Jeonbuk, South Korea.
Where does jeonju come from?: It is traced to Korean.

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