전기

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 電氣, from 電 (“lightning”) + 氣 (“phenomenon”)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key)[ˈt͡ɕɘːnɡi]
  • Phonetic Hangul[전:기]
Revised Romanization? jeon-gi
Revised Romanization (translit.)? jeongi
McCune–Reischauer? chŏn'gi
Yale Romanization? cēnki

Noun

전기 • (jeon-gi) (hanja 電氣)

  1. electricity

Usage notes
  • Like many Korean nouns, this word is often used as a determiner to modify another noun directly.
  • 전자 (jeonja, “electronics”)
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