전

Korean

Etymology 1

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Syllable

(deprecated template usage) 전 • (jeon)

1. (deprecated template usage) A Hangul syllabic block made up of ㅈ, ㅓ, and ㄴ.

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 前 (“in front, forward, preceding”)

Noun

전 • (jeon) (hanja 前)

1. front
2. (time) before
   • 집에 가기 전에

     jibe gagi jeon-e

     before going home

   • 두시 15 분 전에

     dusi 15 bun jeon-e

     at a quarter to two (literally, "at 15 minutes before two o'clock")

   • 전에는 그를 봤었다. 그러나 그 이후로는 그를 보지 않았다.

     jeoneneun geureul bwasseotda. geureona geu ihuroneun geureul boji anatda.

     I had seen him previously, but hadn't seen him since.

Prefix

전— • (jeon-) (hanja 前)

1. ex-; previous
   • 전 대통령

     jeon daetongnyeong

     ex-president

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 典 (“law, canon; documentation; classic, scripture”)

Noun

전 • (jeon) (hanja 典)

1. celebration; ceremony

Etymology 4

Sino-Korean word from 煎 (“to pan fry”)

Noun

전 • (jeon) (hanja 煎)

1. jeon, a fried, filled pancake-like food eaten in Korea

Etymology 5

Sino-Korean word from 田 (“field, arable land, cultivated”) First attested in the "Gyerim Yusa" 계림유사 (gyerimyusa), 1103, as 田 (tián) 뎐 (dyeon)

Noun

전 • (jeon) (hanja 田)

1. a cultivated patch of land

Proper noun

전 • (Jeon) (hanja 田)

First attested in the Joya gimun (朝野記聞 / 조야기문), 1684, as Early Modern Korean 뎐 (Yale: tyen).

Also attested in the Yeosaseo eonhae (女四書諺解 / 여사서언해), 1736, as Early Modern Korean 뎐 (Yale: tyen).

Also attested in the Joya hoetong (朝野會通 / 조야회통), 18th century, as Early Modern Korean 뎐 (Yale: tyen).

Also attested in the Imhwa jeong'yeon (林花鄭延 / 임화정연), 18th century, as Early Modern Korean 뎐 (Yale: tyen).

Also attested in the Jeonu chijeon (田寓治傳 / 전우치전), 1962, as Modern Korean 뎐 (dyeon).

1. commonly transliterated as Jeon, Jun and Chun.

Etymology 6

Sino-Korean word from 電 (“lightning, electricity”)

Noun

전 • (jeon) (hanja 電)

1. electricity

Etymology 7

Sino-Korean word from 全 (“maintain, keep whole or intact; all, everything”)

Proper noun

전 • (Jeon) (hanja 全)

First attested in the Joya gimun (朝野記聞 / 조야기문), 1684, as Early Modern Korean 젼 (Yale: cyen).

Also attested in the Yeosaseo eonhae (女四書諺解 / 여사서언해), 1736, as Early Modern Korean 젼 (Yale: cyen).

Also attested in the Joya hoetong (朝野會通 / 조야회통), 18th century, as Early Modern Korean 젼 (Yale: cyen).

Also attested in the Imhwa jeong'yeon (林花鄭延 / 임화정연), 18th century, as Early Modern Korean 젼 (Yale: cyen).

Also attested in the Dongnip sinmun (獨立新聞 / 독립신문), 1896, as Modern Korean 젼 (jeon).

1. commonly transliterated as Jeon, Jun and Chun.

Prefix

전— • (jeon-) (hanja 全)

1. whole, entire
   • 전국

     jeonguk

     the whole country

Etymology 8

Sino-Korean word from 錢 (“money, currency, coins”)

Noun

전 • (jeon) (hanja 錢)

1. a jun, a coin worth one hundredth of a won

Proper noun

전 • (Jeon) (hanja 錢)

First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 쳔 (Yale: chyen).

Also attested in the Worin cheon'gangjigok (月印千江之曲 / 월인천강지곡), 1449, as Middle Korean 쳔 (Yale: chyen).

Also attested in the Worin seokbo (月印釋譜 / 월인석보), 1459, as Middle Korean 쳔 (Yale: chyen).

Also attested in the Seonjong yeonggajip eonhae (禪宗永嘉集諺解 / 선종영가집언해), 1456, as Middle Korean 쳔 (Yale: chyen).

Also attested in the Myobeomnyeonhwagyeong eonhae (妙法蓮華經諺解 / 묘법연화경언해), 1463, as Middle Korean 쳔 (Yale: chyen).

Also attested in the Samgang haengsildo (三綱行實圖 / 삼강행실도), 1511, as Middle Korean 쳔 (Yale: chyen).

Also attested in the Beonyeok Bak Tongsa (飜譯朴通事 / 번역박통사), before 1517, as Middle Korean 쳔 (Yale: chyen).

Also attested in the Beonyeok nogeoldae (飜譯老乞大 / 번역노걸대), 1517, as Middle Korean 쳔 (Yale: chyen).

Also attested in the Hanbul jajeon (韓佛字轉 / 한불자전), 1880, as Modern Korean 젼 (jeon).

1. commonly transliterated as Jeon, Jun and Chun.

Etymology 9

Contraction of 저는 (jeoneun).

Pronoun

전 • (jeon)

1. I (as the topic of the sentence); as for me

Etymology 10

From 절다 (jeolda, “to become salted”);

Verb

전 • (jeon)

1. Past determiner of 절다 (jeolda, “to become salted”); salted