전차

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 電車.

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	jeoncha
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	jeoncha
McCune–Reischauer?	chŏnch'a
Yale Romanization?	cēn.cha

Noun

전차 • (jeoncha) (hanja 電車)

1. streetcar, tram

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 戰車.

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	jeoncha
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	jeoncha
McCune–Reischauer?	chŏnch'a
Yale Romanization?	cēn.cha

Noun

전차 • (jeoncha) (hanja 戰車)

1. tank (armoured fighting vehicle)
2. chariot
3. (tarot) The Chariot (Tarot card)

Etymology 3

First attested in the Worin seokbo (月印釋譜 / 월인석보), 1459, as Middle Korean 젼ᄎᆞ〮 (Yale: cyènchó).

Dependent noun

전차 • (jeoncha)

1. (archaic) cause

Synonyms

• 때문 (ttaemun)
• 까닭 (kkadak)