전철
Korean edit
Etymology edit
Sino-Korean word from 電鐵, from 電 (“electric”) + 鐵 (“iron”)
Pronunciation edit
- (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 edit
Synonyms edit
- 지하철(地下鐵) (jihacheol)