전화

Korean

Pronunciation

(SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕʌ̹nwa̠]
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Phonetic hangul: [저놔]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization^?	jeonwa
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	jeonwa
McCune–Reischauer^?	chŏnwa
Yale Romanization^?	cenwa

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 電話, from 電 (“electric”) + 話 (“conversation”), an orthographic borrowing from Japanese 電(でん)話(わ) (denwa).

Noun

전화 • (jeonhwa) (hanja 電話)

telephone, phone
마샤 직장 의 전화 번호 는 555–8986이야.
Masya jikjang-ui jeonhwa beonho-neun ooo-e palguparyug-iya.
The telephone number of Marsha's workplace is 555-8986.

전화 받으세요. ― Jeonhwa badeuseyo. ― Please pick up the phone.
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Derived terms

전화기(電話機) (jeonhwagi, “telephone”)
전화번호(電話番號) (jeonhwabeonho, “phone number”)
공중전화(公衆電話) (gongjungjeonhwa, “payphone”)
무선전화(無線電話) (museonjeonhwa, “wireless phone”)
전화(電話)하다 (jeonhwahada, “to call by telephone”)
전화(電話)를 걸다 (jeonhwareul geolda, “to telephone, call”)

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 轉化, from 轉 (“revolve, turn, circle”) + 化 (“-ize”).

Noun

전화 • (jeonhwa) (hanja 轉化)

transformation, conversion, change

Derived terms

전화(轉化)하다 (jeonhwahada, “to change, transform”)

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 戰火, from 戰 (“war, battle”) + 火 (“fire”).

Noun

전화 • (jeonhwa) (hanja 戰火)

war, the conflagration of battle

Etymology 4

Sino-Korean word from 戰禍, from 戰 (“war, battle”) + 禍 (“disaster, calamity”)

Noun

전화 • (jeonhwa) (hanja 戰禍)

war calamity or catastrophe

Etymology 5

Sino-Korean word from 電化, from 電 (“electricity”) + 化 (“conversion”).

Noun

전화 • (jeonhwa) (hanja 電化)

electrification

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