Korean edit

Etymology 1 edit

Sino-Korean word from 電子, an orthographic borrowing from Japanese (でん)() (denshi).

Pronunciation edit

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈt͡ɕɘ(ː)ɲd͡ʑa̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jeonja
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jeonja
McCune–Reischauer?chŏnja
Yale Romanization?cēn.ca

Noun edit

전자 (jeonja) (hanja 電子)

  1. electron

Further reading edit

Etymology 2 edit

Sino-Korean word from 前者.

Pronunciation edit

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jeonja
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jeonja
McCune–Reischauer?chŏnja
Yale Romanization?cen.ca

Noun edit

전자 (jeonja) (hanja 前者)

  1. the former
    Antonym: 후자(後者) (huja)

Further reading edit

Etymology 3 edit

Sino-Korean word from 電磁.

Pronunciation edit

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈt͡ɕɘ(ː)ɲd͡ʑa̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jeonja
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jeonja
McCune–Reischauer?chŏnja
Yale Romanization?cēn.ca

Noun edit

전자 (jeonja) (hanja 電磁)

  1. electromagnetic
Derived terms edit