Korean edit

Etymology edit

From Japanese テレビ (terebi), clipped from English television.

Pronunciation edit

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?terebi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?telebi
McCune–Reischauer?t'erebi
Yale Romanization?theyleypi

Noun edit

테레비 (terebi)

  1. (dated) television

Usage notes edit

2015 study by the National Institute of the Korean Language
What do you call the machine you use to watch dramas and listen to music?
Age cohort 16 to 25 26 to 35 36 to 45 46 to 55 56 to 65 65 or above
티비 (tibi) 60 respondents
(87%)
45 respondents
(79%)
18 respondents
(55%)
38 respondents
(59%)
6 respondents
(26%)
7 respondents
(13%)
티브이 (tibeu'i) 2 respondents
(3%)
3 respondents
(5%)
3 respondents
(9%)
11 respondents
(17%)
4 respondents
(17%)
7 respondents
(13%)
테레비 (terebi) 4 respondents
(6%)
2 respondents
(4%)
6 respondents
(18%)
8 respondents
(13%)
12 respondents
(52%)
38 respondents
(70%)
텔레비전 (tellebijeon) 3 respondents
(4%)
6 respondents
(11%)
6 respondents
(18%)
7 respondents
(11%)
1 respondent
(4%)
1 respondent
(2%)
Uses multiple terms 0 respondents 1 respondent 0 respondent 0 respondents 0 respondents 1 respondent