정리

Korean

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕʌ̹ŋni]
• Phonetic hangul: [정니]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	jeongni
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	jeongli
McCune–Reischauer?	chŏngni
Yale Romanization?	cengli

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 整理, from 整 (“arrange”) + 理 (“right”)

Noun

정리 • (jeongni) (hanja 整理)

1. arrangement
2. readjustment, liquidation

Synonyms

• 정돈 (jeongdon)

Derived terms

• 정리하다 (jeongnihada)

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 定理, from 定 (“fixed”) + 理 (“truth”)

Noun

정리 • (jeongni) (hanja 定理)

1. (mathematics) theorem; proposition