차 열쇠

Korean

Etymology

From (cha, car) +‎ 열쇠 (yeolsoe, key).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [t͡ɕʰa̠ jɘ(ː)ɭsʰwe̞] ~ [t͡ɕʰa̠ jɘ(ː)ɭsʰø̞]
  • Phonetic hangul: [ (ː)/ (ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?cha yeolsoe
Revised Romanization (translit.)?cha yeolsoe
McCune–Reischauer?ch'a yŏlsoe
Yale Romanization?cha yēl.soy

Noun

열쇠 • (cha yeolsoe)

  1. car key
    Synonyms: 자동차 열쇠 (jadongcha yeolsoe), 자동차 키 (jadongcha ki), 차 키 (cha ki)