전화

Korean

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕʌ̹nwa̠]

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• Phonetic hangul: [저놔]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	jeonwa
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	jeonwa
McCune–Reischauer?	chŏnwa
Yale Romanization?	cenwa

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 電話, from 電 (“electric”) + 話 (“conversation”), an orthographic borrowing from Japanese 電(でん)話(わ) (denwa).

Noun

전화 • (jeonhwa) (hanja 電話)

1. telephone, phone

   마샤 직장의 전화 번호는 555–8986이야.

   Masya jikjan-g'ui jeonhwa beonho-neun ooo-e palguparyug-iya.

   The telephone number of Marsha's workplace is 555-8986.

   전화 받으세요. ― Jeonhwa badeuseyo. ― Please pick up the phone.

   • 2016, VOA Learning English‎^[1], archived from the original on 18 September 2017:

Derived terms

• 공중전화(公衆電話) (gongjungjeonhwa, “payphone”)
• 무선전화(無線電話) (museonjeonhwa, “wireless phone”)
• 전화(電話)를 걸다 (jeonhwareul geolda, “to telephone, call”)
• 전화(電話)하다 (jeonhwahada, “to call by telephone”)
• 전화기(電話機) (jeonhwagi, “telephone”)
• 전화번호(電話番號) (jeonhwabeonho, “phone number”)

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 轉化, from 轉 (“revolve, turn, circle”) + 化 (“-ize”).

Noun

전화 • (jeonhwa) (hanja 轉化)

1. transformation, conversion, change

Derived terms

• 전화(轉化)하다 (jeonhwahada, “to change, transform”)

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 戰火, from 戰 (“war, battle”) + 火 (“fire”).

Noun

전화 • (jeonhwa) (hanja 戰火)

1. war, the conflagration of battle

Etymology 4

Sino-Korean word from 戰禍, from 戰 (“war, battle”) + 禍 (“disaster, calamity”)

Noun

전화 • (jeonhwa) (hanja 戰禍)

1. war calamity or catastrophe

Etymology 5

Sino-Korean word from 電化, from 電 (“electricity”) + 化 (“conversion”).

Noun

전화 • (jeonhwa) (hanja 電化)

1. electrification