Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 궤도(軌道) (gwedo) + 차(車) (cha).

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈkwe̞(ː)do̞t͡ɕʰa̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gwedocha
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gwedocha
McCune–Reischauer?kwedoch'a
Yale Romanization?kwēyto.cha

Noun

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궤도차 (gwedocha) (hanja 軌道車)

  1. railroad car