샤프펜슬

Korean

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese シャープペンシル (shāpu penshiru), from English via wasei eigo (和製英語; pseudo-anglicism) derived from sharp +‎ pencil, the former is a genericized trademark of Sharp from the Sharp Corporation, which was one of the earliest manufacturers of mechanical pencils from Japan.

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ɕʰa̠pʰɯpʰe̞nsʰɯɭ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [샤프펜슬]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?syapeupenseul
Revised Romanization (translit.)?syapeupenseul
McCune–Reischauer?syap'ŭp'ensŭl
Yale Romanization?sya.phu.pheynsul

Noun

샤프펜슬 • (syapeupenseul)

  1. mechanical pencil (pencil with replaceable lead)
    Synonyms: 샤프 (syapeu), 샤프 연필 (syapeu yeonpil)
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