저금통

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 貯金筒, from 貯金 (“saving money”) + 筒 (“tube, pipe, container”).

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	jeogeumtong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	jeogeumtong
McCune–Reischauer?	chŏgŭmt'ong
Yale Romanization?	cēkumthong

Noun

저금통 • (jeogeumtong) (hanja 貯金筒)

1. piggybank; moneybox