전지

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 電池, from 電 (“electric”) + 池 (“reservoir”)

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈt͡ɕɘ(ː)ɲd͡ʑi]
  • Phonetic hangul: [전(ː)지]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jeonji
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jeonji
McCune–Reischauer?chŏnji
Yale Romanization?cēn.ci

Noun

South Korean
Standard Language 		배터리 (baeteori)
North Korean
Standard Language 		전지(電池) (jeonji)

전지 • (jeonji) (hanja 電池)

  1. a battery (device producing electricity)

Synonyms

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