전구

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 電球 (“light bulb”)

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈt͡ɕɘ(ː)nɡu]
  • Phonetic hangul: [전(ː)구]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jeon'gu
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jeongu
McCune–Reischauer?chŏn'gu
Yale Romanization?cēnkwu

Noun

전구 • (jeon'gu) (hanja 電球)

  1. light bulb
    Synonym: 백열등 (baegyeoldeung)
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