전하

Korean

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 殿下.

Noun

전하 • (jeonha) (hanja 殿下)

  1. Highness (form of address)

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 電荷.

Noun

전하 • (jeonha) (hanja 電荷)

  1. electric charge

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 轉荷.

Noun

전하 • (jeonha) (hanja 轉荷)

  1. the act of moving or transferring cargo to another place
  2. shifting responsibility or blame to others

Etymology 4

Sino-Korean word from 轉下.

Noun

전하 • (jeonha) (hanja 轉下)

  1. rolling down or downward; falling down; dropping