전등

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 電燈 (“light, lamp”)

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈt͡ɕɘ(ː)ndɯŋ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [전(ː)등]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jeondeung
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jeondeung
McCune–Reischauer?chŏndŭng
Yale Romanization?cēntung

Noun

전등 • (jeondeung) (hanja 電燈)

  1. light, lamp

Synonyms

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