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전화

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Korean

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Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [t͡ɕʌ̹nwa̠]
    • Audio:(file)
  • Phonetic hangul: []
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jeonwa
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jeonwa
McCune–Reischauer?chŏnwa
Yale Romanization?cenwa

Etymology 1

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Sino-Korean word from 電話, from (electric) + (conversation), an orthographic borrowing from Japanese (でん)() (denwa).

Noun

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전화 (jeonhwa) (hanja 電話)

  1. telephone, phone
    마샤 직장 전화 번호 555–8986이야.
    Masya jikjang-ui jeonhwa beonho-neun ooo-e palguparyug-iya.
    The telephone number of Marsha's workplace is 555-8986.
    전화 받으세요.Jeonhwa badeuseyo.Please pick up the phone.
    • 2016, VOA Learning English[1], archived from the original on 18 September 2017:
Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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Sino-Korean word from 轉化, from (revolve, turn, circle) + (-ize).

Noun

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전화 (jeonhwa) (hanja 轉化)

  1. transformation, conversion, change
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Etymology 3

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Sino-Korean word from 戰火, from (war, battle) + (fire).

Noun

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전화 (jeonhwa) (hanja 戰火)

  1. war, the conflagration of battle

Etymology 4

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Sino-Korean word from 戰禍, from (war, battle) + (disaster, calamity)

Noun

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전화 (jeonhwa) (hanja 戰禍)

  1. war calamity or catastrophe

Etymology 5

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Sino-Korean word from 電化, from (electricity) + (conversion).

Noun

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전화 (jeonhwa) (hanja 電化)

  1. electrification