전자우편

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 전자(電子) (jeonja, “electronic”) + 우편(郵便) (upyeon, “mail”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈt͡ɕɘ(ː)ɲd͡ʑa̠upʰjʌ̹n]
• Phonetic hangul: [전(ː)자우편]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	jeonjaupyeon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	jeonjaupyeon
McCune–Reischauer?	chŏnjaup'yŏn
Yale Romanization?	cēn.cawu.phyen

Noun

전자우편 • (jeonjaupyeon) (hanja 電子郵便)

1. email

Synonyms

• 메일 (meil)
• 이메일 (imeil)
• 전자메일 (jeonjameil)