선거통

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 選擧桶

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	seon'geotong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	seongeotong
McCune–Reischauer?	sŏn'gŏt'ong
Yale Romanization?	sēnke.thong

Noun

선거통 • (seon'geotong) (hanja 選擧桶)

1. (North Korea) ballot box; voting box