전기

전기

Korean

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key)[ˈt͡ɕɘːnɡi]
• Phonetic Hangul[전:기]

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.

Related terms

• 전자 (jeonja, “electronics”)