연필
Korean
Etymology
Sino-Korean word from 鉛筆, from 鉛 (“lead”) + 筆 (“writing brush”). Borrowed from Japanese 鉛筆 (enpitsu)
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [jʌ̹npʰiɭ]
- Phonetic hangul: [연필]
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | yeonpil |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | yeonpil |
| McCune–Reischauer? | yŏnp'il |
| Yale Romanization? | yenphil |
Noun
연필 • (yeonpil) (counter 자루, hanja 鉛筆)
- a pencil (graphite writing-instrument)