Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 自轉車. Borrowed from Japanese 自轉車 (jitensha) (modern spelling 自転車), coined in Japan in 1870 in reference to a patented tricycle design. Later used to refer to bicycles.

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jaeaen'go
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jaeaengo
McCune–Reischauer?chaeaen'go
Yale Romanization?cay.aynko

Noun

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재앤고 (jaeaen'go)

  1. (Russia) bicycle