세탁기

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 洗濯機, from 洗濯 + , an orthographic borrowing from Japanese 洗濯機(せんたくき) (sentakuki).

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈsʰe̞(ː)tʰa̠k̚k͈i]
    • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?setakgi
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?setaggi
    McCune–Reischauer?set'akki
    Yale Romanization?sēy.thak.ki

    Noun

    세탁기 • (setakgi) (hanja 洗濯機)

    1. washing machine