Korean

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Etymology 1

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Sino-Korean word from 電氣, from (lightning) + (phenomenon).

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈt͡ɕɘ(ː)nɡi]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jeon'gi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jeongi
McCune–Reischauer?chŏn'gi
Yale Romanization?cēnki

Noun

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전기 (jeon'gi) (hanja 電氣)

  1. electricity
Usage notes
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Like many Korean nouns, this word is often used as a determiner to modify another noun directly.

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Etymology 2

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Sino-Korean word from 傳記.

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jeon'gi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jeongi
McCune–Reischauer?chŏn'gi
Yale Romanization?cenki

Noun

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전기 (jeon'gi) (hanja 傳記)

  1. biography