전구

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 電球 (“light bulb”)

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	jeon'gu
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	jeongu
McCune–Reischauer?	chŏn'gu
Yale Romanization?	cēnkwu

Noun

전구 • (jeon'gu) (hanja 電球)

1. light bulb

   Synonym: 백열등 (baegyeoldeung)