연필

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 鉛筆, from 鉛 (“lead”) + 筆 (“writing brush”), an orthographic borrowing from Japanese 鉛筆(えんぴつ) (enpitsu).

    Pronunciation

    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?yeonpil
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?yeonpil
    McCune–Reischauer?yŏnp'il
    Yale Romanization?yenphil

    Noun

    연필 • (yeonpil) (counter 자루, hanja 鉛筆)

    1. a pencil (graphite writing instrument)

    Derived terms

    • 연필꽂이 (yeonpilkkoji, “pencil holder”)
    • 연필깎이 (yeonpilkkakki, “pencil sharpener”)

    See also

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