보전

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 保全.

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈpo̞(ː)d͡ʑʌ̹n]
  • Phonetic hangul: [보(ː)전]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?bojeon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?bojeon
McCune–Reischauer?pojŏn
Yale Romanization?pōcen

Noun

보전 • (bojeon) (hanja 保全)

  1. preservation; conservation

Derived terms

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