전철

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 電鐵, from 電 (“electric”) + 鐵 (“iron”)

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈt͡ɕɘ(ː)ɲt͡ɕʰʌ̹ɭ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [전(ː)철]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jeoncheol
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jeoncheol
McCune–Reischauer?chŏnch'ŏl
Yale Romanization?cēn.chel

Noun

전철 • (jeoncheol) (hanja 電鐵)

  1. subway, underground, metro
    Synonym: 지하철(地下鐵) (jihacheol)
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