전철

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Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 電鐵, from (electric) + (iron)

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈt͡ɕɘ(ː)ɲt͡ɕʰʌ̹ɭ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • 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

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전철 (jeoncheol) (hanja 電鐵)

  1. subway, underground, metro

Synonyms

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