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Korean
Etymology
Sino-Korean word from 電鐵, from 電 (“electric”) + 鐵 (“iron”)
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 |
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| Revised Romanization? | jeoncheol |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | jeoncheol |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | chŏnch'ŏl |
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| Yale Romanization? | cēn.chel |
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Noun
전철 • (jeoncheol) (hanja 電鐵)
- subway, underground, metro
- Synonym: 지하철(地下鐵) (jihacheol)