전환

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 轉換 (change, switch, changeover)

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈt͡ɕɘ(ː)nβwa̠n]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jeonhwan
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jeonhwan
McCune–Reischauer?chŏnhwan
Yale Romanization?cēn.hwan

Noun

전환 • (jeonhwan) (hanja 轉換)

  1. change, switch, changeover