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Korean
Etymology 1
Sino-Korean word from 前 , from the Middle Korean reading 젼 (Yale : cyen ).
Pronunciation
Romanizations Revised Romanization? jeon Revised Romanization (translit.)? jeon McCune–Reischauer? chŏn Yale Romanization? cen
Noun
전 • (jeon ) (hanja 前 )
(time ) before
집 에 가기 전 에 jib-e gagi jeon e before going home
두 시 15 분 전 에 dusi sibobun jeon e at a quarter to two (literally, "at 15 minutes before two o'clock")
전 에는 그 를 봤었다 . 그러나 그 이후 로 는 그 를 보지 않았다 .Jeon -eneun geu-reul bwasseotda. Geureona geu ihu-ro-neun geu-reul boji anatda.I had seen him previously , but hadn't seen him since.
전 에 보안관 뱃지는 본 적이 없습니다. ― Jeon e boan'gwan baetjineun bon jeogi eopseumnida. ― I’ve never seen a Marshal’s badge before.
Derived terms
Determiner
전 • (jeon ) (hanja 前 )
ex- ; previous
전 대통령 jeon daetongnyeongex- president
Etymology 2
Sino-Korean word from 煎 , from the Middle Korean reading 젼 (Yale : cyen ).
Pronunciation
(SK Standard /Seoul ) IPA (key ) : Phonetic hangul: Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length. Romanizations Revised Romanization? jeon Revised Romanization (translit.)? jeon McCune–Reischauer? chŏn Yale Romanization? cēn
Noun
전 • (jeon ) (hanja 煎 )
jeon , a fried , filled pancake -like food eaten in Korea
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Etymology 3
Sino-Korean word from 田 , from the Middle Korean reading 뎐 (Yale : tyen ).
Pronunciation
Romanizations Revised Romanization? jeon Revised Romanization (translit.)? jeon McCune–Reischauer? chŏn Yale Romanization? cen
Proper noun
전 • (Jeon ) (hanja 田 )
a surname , commonly transliterated as Jeon , Jun and Chun
Noun
전 • (jeon ) (hanja 田 )
( rare ) a cultivated patch of land
Synonym: 밭 ( bat )
Derived terms
Etymology 4
Sino-Korean word from 全 , from the Middle Korean reading 젼 (Yale : cyen ).
Pronunciation
Romanizations Revised Romanization? jeon Revised Romanization (translit.)? jeon McCune–Reischauer? chŏn Yale Romanization? cen
Proper noun
전 • (Jeon ) (hanja 全 )
a surname , commonly transliterated as Jeon , Jun and Chun
Determiner
전 • (jeon ) (hanja 全 )
whole ; entire
전 국민 ― jeon gungmin ― the whole nation
전 세계 ― jeon segye ― the whole world
Derived terms
Etymology 5
Sino-Korean word from 錢 , from the Middle Korean reading 젼 (Yale : cyen ).
Pronunciation
Romanizations Revised Romanization? jeon Revised Romanization (translit.)? jeon McCune–Reischauer? chŏn Yale Romanization? cen
Proper noun
전 • (Jeon ) (hanja 錢 )
a surname , commonly transliterated as Jeon , Jun and Chun
Noun
전 • (jeon ) (hanja 錢 )
a monetary unit of North Korea and formerly of South Korea , equal to one hundredth of a won .
( dated , diasporic, US ) cent (a unit of currency)
Usage notes
While its use as the meaning of 'cent' is generally restricted to older speakers of Korean, in older diasporic communities in the west it is often still the predominant way of representing cents in terms of currency regardless of age. The same occurs, though to a lesser extent with the words 달러 ( dalleo ) and 불 ( bul ) , with the latter often being the exclusive way of saying 'dollar' among Korean diasporic communities in the west while in Korea both are used.
Derived terms
Etymology 6
Sino-Korean word from 戰 .
Pronunciation
Romanizations Revised Romanization? jeon Revised Romanization (translit.)? jeon McCune–Reischauer? chŏn Yale Romanization? cen
Suffix
—전 • (-jeon ) (hanja 戰 )
war ; battle
공격전 (攻擊戰 ) ― gonggyeokjeon (攻擊 戰 ) ― offensive war
소모전 (消耗戰 ) ― somojeon (消耗 戰 ) ― war of attrition
game ; competition
결승전 (決勝戰 ) ― gyeolseungjeon (決勝 戰 ) ― finals (lit. final game )
선발전 (選拔戰 ) ― seonbaljeon (選拔 戰 ) ― trials (lit. selection contest )
Derived terms
Etymology 7
Sino-Korean word from 展 .
Pronunciation
Romanizations Revised Romanization? jeon Revised Romanization (translit.)? jeon McCune–Reischauer? chŏn Yale Romanization? cen
Suffix
—전 • (-jeon ) (hanja 展 )
exhibition
미술전 (美術展 ) ― misuljeon (美術 展 ) ― art exhibition
사진전 (寫眞展 ) ― sajinjeon (寫眞 展 ) ― photo exhibition
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Etymology 8
Sino-Korean word from 傳 .
Pronunciation
Romanizations Revised Romanization? jeon Revised Romanization (translit.)? jeon McCune–Reischauer? chŏn Yale Romanization? cen
Suffix
—전 • (-jeon ) (hanja 傳 )
( literature ) biography
Synonym: 전기(傳記) ( jeon'gi , noun )
홍길동전 (洪吉童傳 ) ― honggildongjeon (洪吉童 傳 ) ― The Biography of Hong Gildong
Derived terms
Etymology 9
Pronoun
전 • (jeon )
Contraction of 저 는 ( jeoneun , “ I (as the topic of the sentence); as for me ” ) .
Etymology 10
Verb
전 • (jeon )
Past determiner of 절다 ( jeolda , “ to become salted ” ) .