동력

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 動力, from an orthographic borrowing from Japanese 動力 (dōryoku).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈto̞(ː)ŋɲʌ̹k̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [동(ː)녁]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	dongnyeok
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	donglyeog
McCune–Reischauer?	tongnyŏk
Yale Romanization?	tōnglyek

Noun

동력 • (dongnyeok) (hanja 動力)

1. motive power
2. (physics) energy