전쟁

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 戰爭 (“war”).

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈt͡ɕɘ(ː)ɲd͡ʑɛŋ] ~ [ˈt͡ɕɘ(ː)ɲd͡ʑe̞ŋ]
    • Phonetic hangul: [전(ː)쟁/전(ː)젱]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?jeonjaeng
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?jeonjaeng
    McCune–Reischauer?chŏnjaeng
    Yale Romanization?cēn.cayng

    Noun

    전쟁 • (jeonjaeng) (hanja 戰爭)

    1. war
      이 전쟁을 끝내러 왔다.
      I jeonjaen-g'eul kkeunnaereo watda.
      I came to end this war.

    Alternative forms

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