운전사

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 運轉士, from 運轉 (“to work, to operate”) + 士 (“specialist worker”)

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	unjeonsa
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	unjeonsa
McCune–Reischauer?	unjŏnsa
Yale Romanization?	wūn.censa

Noun

운전사 • (unjeonsa) (hanja 運轉士)

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

Synonyms

• 운전기사 (unjeon'gisa)
• 기사 (gisa)