전지

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 電池, from 電 (電, “electric”) + 池 (池, “reservoir”)

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈt͡ɕɘ(ː)ɲd͡ʑi]
  • Phonetic hangul: [전(ː)지]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jeonji
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jeonji
McCune–Reischauer?chŏnji
Yale Romanization?cēn.ci

Noun

전지 • (jeonji) (hanja 電池)

  1. a battery (device producing electricity)

Synonyms
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