운전기사

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 運轉技士, from 運轉 (“driving, operation”) + 技士 (“driver, engineer”)

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	unjeon'gisa
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	unjeongisa
McCune–Reischauer?	unjŏn'gisa
Yale Romanization?	wūn.cenkisa

Noun

운전기사 • (unjeon'gisa) (hanja 運轉技士)

1. driver (person who drives a motorized vehicle, such as a car or a bus)

Synonyms

• 운전사 (unjeonsa)