전기

Korean

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈt͡ɕɘ(ː)nɡi]
  • Phonetic hangul: [전(ː)기]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
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.

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 傳記.

Pronunciation
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jeon'gi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jeongi
McCune–Reischauer?chŏn'gi
Yale Romanization?cenki

Noun

전기 • (jeon'gi) (hanja 傳記)

  1. biography
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