전신

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Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 電信.

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?jeonsin
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jeonsin
McCune–Reischauer?chŏnsin
Yale Romanization?cēnsin

Noun

전신 (jeonsin) (hanja 電信)

  1. telegraph
  2. telecommunication
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 前身.

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jeonsin
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jeonsin
McCune–Reischauer?chŏnsin
Yale Romanization?censin

Noun

전신 (jeonsin) (hanja 前身)

  1. predecessor; ancestor
    Antonym: 후신(後身) (husin)

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 全身.

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jeonsin
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jeonsin
McCune–Reischauer?chŏnsin
Yale Romanization?censin

Noun

전신 (jeonsin) (hanja 全身)

  1. the whole body
    Synonyms: 온몸 (onmom), 만신(滿身) (mansin)