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Korean
Etymology
Sino-Korean word from 自轉車, an orthographic borrowing from Japanese 自轉車 (jitensha) (modern spelling 自転車), coined in Japan in 1870 in reference to a patented tricycle design. Later used to refer to bicycles.
Pronunciation
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| Revised Romanization? | jajeon'geo |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | jajeongeo |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | chajŏn'gŏ |
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| Yale Romanization? | cacenke |
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Noun
자전거 • (jajeon'geo) (hanja 自轉車)
- bicycle
Derived terms
- 외발자전거 (oebaljajeon'geo, “unicycle”)
- 산악자전거 (sanakjajeon'geo, “mountain bike”)