Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 變壓器, from 變壓 + .

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈpjɘ(ː)na̠p̚k͈i]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?byeonapgi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?byeon'abgi
McCune–Reischauer?pyŏnapki
Yale Romanization?pyēn.apki

Noun

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변압기 (byeonapgi) (hanja 變壓器)

  1. (electronics) transformer
    Synonym: 트랜스 (teuraenseu)