텔레비전

Korean

Etymology

From English television, from French télévision.

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [tʰe̞ɭɭe̞bid͡ʑʌ̹n]
  • Phonetic hangul: []
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?tellebijeon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?tellebijeon
McCune–Reischauer?t'ellebijŏn
Yale Romanization?theylleypicen

Noun

텔레비전 • (tellebijeon)

  1. (somewhat formal) television
    Synonyms: (colloquial) 티비 (tibi), 티브이 (tibeu'i), (dated) 테레비 (terebi)

Usage notes

2015 study by the National Institute of the Korean Language
What do you call the machine you use to watch dramas and listen to music?
Age cohort16 to 2526 to 3536 to 4546 to 5556 to 6565 or above
티비 (tibi) 60 respondents
(87%)
45 respondents
(79%)
18 respondents
(55%)
38 respondents
(59%)
6 respondents
(26%)
7 respondents
(13%)
티브이 (tibeu'i) 2 respondents
(3%)
3 respondents
(5%)
3 respondents
(9%)
11 respondents
(17%)
4 respondents
(17%)
7 respondents
(13%)
테레비 (terebi) 4 respondents
(6%)
2 respondents
(4%)
6 respondents
(18%)
8 respondents
(13%)
12 respondents
(52%)
38 respondents
(70%)
텔레비전 (tellebijeon) 3 respondents
(4%)
6 respondents
(11%)
6 respondents
(18%)
7 respondents
(11%)
1 respondent
(4%)
1 respondent
(2%)
Uses multiple terms 0 respondents1 respondent0 respondent0 respondents0 respondents1 respondent
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