전광

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 電光.

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	jeon'gwang
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	jeongwang
McCune–Reischauer?	chŏn'gwang
Yale Romanization?	cēnkwang

Noun

전광 • (jeon'gwang) (hanja 電光)

1. flash of lightning
2. electric light