전력

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 電力, from 電 (“electric”) + 力 (“power”).

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈt͡ɕɘ(ː)ʎʎʌ̹k̚]
  • Phonetic hangul: [절(ː)력]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jeollyeok
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jeonlyeog
McCune–Reischauer?chŏllyŏk
Yale Romanization?cēnlyek

Noun

전력 • (jeollyeok) (hanja 電力)

  1. electricity; electric power

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 全力, from 全 (“full; all”) + 力 (“power”).

Pronunciation
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jeollyeok
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jeonlyeog
McCune–Reischauer?chŏllyŏk
Yale Romanization?cenlyek

Noun

전력 • (jeollyeok) (hanja 全力)

  1. utmost; full power

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 戰力, from 戰 (“fight”) + 力 (“strength”).

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈt͡ɕɘ(ː)ʎʎʌ̹k̚]
  • Phonetic hangul: [절(ː)력]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jeollyeok
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jeonlyeog
McCune–Reischauer?chŏllyŏk
Yale Romanization?cēnlyek

Noun

전력 • (jeollyeok) (hanja 戰力)

  1. military strength
  2. competitiveness (e.g. in sports)

Etymology 4

Sino-Korean word from 前歷, from 前 (“past”) + 歷 (“history”).

Pronunciation
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jeollyeok
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jeonlyeog
McCune–Reischauer?chŏllyŏk
Yale Romanization?cenlyek

Noun

전력 • (jeollyeok) (hanja 前歷)

  1. one's history; one's record
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