운전
Korean
Active | 운전하다 |
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Etymology
Sino-Korean word from 運轉
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈu(ː)ɲd͡ʑʌ̹n]
- Phonetic hangul: [운(ː)전]
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations | |
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Revised Romanization? | unjeon |
Revised Romanization (translit.)? | unjeon |
McCune–Reischauer? | unjŏn |
Yale Romanization? | wūn.cen |
Noun
운전 • (unjeon) (hanja 運轉)
- driving
- 운전해 주실 수 있으세요?
- unjeonhae jusil su isseuseyo?
- Could you drive for me?
Derived terms
- 운전대 (運轉-, unjeondae, “steering wheel”)
- 운전하다 (運轉‒, unjeonhada, “to drive”)
- 음주운전 (飮酒運轉, eumjuunjeon, “drunk driving”)