주전자

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 酒煎子 (kettle, teakettle)

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [t͡ɕud͡ʑʌ̹ɲd͡ʑa̠]
    • Phonetic hangul: []
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?jujeonja
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?jujeonja
    McCune–Reischauer?chujŏnja
    Yale Romanization?cwucen.ca
    • South Gyeongsang (Busan) pitch accent: 자의 / 주자에 / 주자까지

      Syllables in red take high pitch. This word always takes high pitch on the second syllable, and lowers the pitch of subsequent suffixes.

    Noun

    주전자 • (jujeonja) (hanja 酒煎子)

    1. kettle, teakettle