동력

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 動力, from an orthographic borrowing from Japanese 動力 (dōryoku).

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈto̞(ː)ŋɲʌ̹k̚]
  • Phonetic hangul: [동(ː)녁]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?dongnyeok
Revised Romanization (translit.)?donglyeog
McCune–Reischauer?tongnyŏk
Yale Romanization?tōnglyek

Noun

동력 • (dongnyeok) (hanja 動力)

  1. motive power
  2. (physics) energy
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