Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 태양(太陽) (taeyang, sun) + 전지(電池) (jeonji, battery).

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [tʰɛja̠ŋ t͡ɕɘ(ː)ɲd͡ʑi] ~ [tʰe̞ja̠ŋ t͡ɕɘ(ː)ɲd͡ʑi]
  • Phonetic hangul: [ (ː)/ (ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?taeyang jeonji
Revised Romanization (translit.)?taeyang jeonji
McCune–Reischauer?t'aeyang chŏnji
Yale Romanization?thayyang cēn.ci

Noun

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태양전지 (taeyangjeonji) (hanja 太陽電池)

  1. photovoltaic cell; solar battery