저금통

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 貯金筒, from 貯金 (“saving money”) + 筒 (“tube, pipe, container”).

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈt͡ɕɘ(ː)ɡɯmtʰo̞ŋ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [저(ː)금통]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jeogeumtong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jeogeumtong
McCune–Reischauer?chŏgŭmt'ong
Yale Romanization?cēkumthong

Noun

저금통 • (jeogeumtong) (hanja 貯金筒)

  1. piggybank; moneybox
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