Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 轉換 (change, switch, changeover)

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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전환 (jeonhwan) (hanja 轉換)

  1. change, switch, changeover