운전사

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 運轉士, from 運轉 (to work, to operate) + (specialist worker)

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈu(ː)ɲd͡ʑʌ̹nsʰa̠]
    • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?unjeonsa
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?unjeonsa
    McCune–Reischauer?unjŏnsa
    Yale Romanization?wūn.censa

    Noun

    운전사 • (unjeonsa) (hanja 運轉士)

    1. driver (person who drives a motorized vehicle, such as a car or a bus)

    Synonyms