핸드폰

Korean

Etymology

Pseudo-anglicism, derived from hand +‎ phone. Compare English handphone.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [hɛndɯpʰo̞n] ~ [he̞ndɯpʰo̞n]
• Phonetic hangul: [핸드폰/헨드폰]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	haendeupon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	haendeupon
McCune–Reischauer?	haendŭp'on
Yale Romanization?	hayntu.phon

Noun

핸드폰 • (haendeupon)

1. (colloquial, mobile telephony) mobile phone

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Synonyms

• 휴대전화(携帶電話) (hyudaejeonhwa)
• (colloquial) 휴대(携帶)폰 (hyudaepon)
• 모바일폰 (mobailpon)
• 셀룰러폰 (sellulleopon)
• 셀폰 (selpon)
• (North Korea) 손전화(電話) (sonjeonhwa), 손전화기(電話機) (sonjeonhwagi)