전자우편

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 전자(電子) (jeonja, “electronic”) + 우편(郵便) (upyeon, “mail”).

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈt͡ɕɘ(ː)ɲd͡ʑa̠ upʰjʌ̹n]
  • Phonetic hangul: [전(ː)자 우편]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jeonja upyeon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jeonja upyeon
McCune–Reischauer?chŏnja up'yŏn
Yale Romanization?cēn.ca wu.phyen

Noun

전자우편 • (jeonjaupyeon) (hanja 電子郵便)

  1. email
    Synonym: 이메일 (imeil)
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