전철

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 電鐵, from 電 (“electric”) + 鐵 (“iron”)

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	jeoncheol
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	jeoncheol
McCune–Reischauer?	chŏnch'ŏl
Yale Romanization?	cēn.chel

Noun

전철 • (jeoncheol) (hanja 電鐵)

1. subway, underground, metro

Synonyms

• 지하철(地下鐵) (jihacheol)