동력

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 動力, from an orthographic borrowing from Japanese 動力 (dōryoku).

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈto̞(ː)ŋɲʌ̹k̚]
    • Phonetic hangul: [동(ː)녁]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?dongnyeok
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?donglyeog
    McCune–Reischauer?tongnyŏk
    Yale Romanization?tōnglyek

    Noun

    동력 • (dongnyeok) (hanja 動力)

    1. motive power
    2. (physics) energy
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