전차

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 電車.

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈt͡ɕɘ(ː)ɲt͡ɕʰa̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: [전(ː)차]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jeoncha
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jeoncha
McCune–Reischauer?chŏnch'a
Yale Romanization?cēn.cha

Noun

전차 • (jeoncha) (hanja 電車)

  1. streetcar, tram

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 戰車.

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈt͡ɕɘ(ː)ɲt͡ɕʰa̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: [전(ː)차]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jeoncha
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jeoncha
McCune–Reischauer?chŏnch'a
Yale Romanization?cēn.cha

Noun

전차 • (jeoncha) (hanja 戰車)

  1. tank (armoured fighting vehicle)
  2. chariot
  3. (tarot) The Chariot (Tarot card)

Etymology 3

First attested in the Worin seokbo (月印釋譜 / 월인석보), 1459, as Middle Korean 젼ᄎᆞ〮 (Yale: cyènchó).

Dependent noun

전차 • (jeoncha)

  1. (archaic) cause

Synonyms
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