텔레비전

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Korean[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From English television, from French télévision.

Pronunciation[edit]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?tellebijeon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?tellebijeon
McCune–Reischauer?t'ellebijŏn
Yale Romanization?theylleypicen

Noun[edit]

텔레비전 (tellebijeon)

  1. (somewhat formal) television
    Synonyms: (colloquial) 티비 (tibi), 티브이 (tibeu'i), (dated) 테레비 (terebi)

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