전보

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 電報, an orthographic borrowing from Japanese 電報(でんぽう) (denpō).

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈt͡ɕɘ(ː)nbo̞]
  • Phonetic hangul: [전(ː)보]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jeonbo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jeonbo
McCune–Reischauer?chŏnbo
Yale Romanization?cēnpo

Noun

전보 • (jeonbo) (hanja 電報)

  1. a telegram
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