휴대전화

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 携帶電話, from 휴대 (携帶, hyudae, “handheld”) + 전화 (電話, jeonhwa, “telephone”), an orthographic borrowing from Japanese 携帯電話(けいたいでんわ) (keitai denwa).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [çudɛd͡ʑʌ̹nβwa̠] ~ [çude̞d͡ʑʌ̹nβwa̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [휴대전화/휴데전화]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	hyudaejeonhwa
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	hyudaejeonhwa
McCune–Reischauer?	hyudaejŏnhwa
Yale Romanization?	hyutaycen.hwa

Noun

휴대전화 • (hyudaejeonhwa) (hanja 携帶電話)

1. mobile phone

Synonyms

• 핸드폰 (haendeupon)
• 휴대폰 (携帶폰, hyudaepon)