휴대전화

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 携帶 (“handheld”) + 電話 (“telephone”), an orthographic borrowing from Japanese 携帯電話(けいたいでんわ) (keitai denwa).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [çudɛd͡ʑʌ̹nβwa̠] ~ [çude̞d͡ʑʌ̹nβwa̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [휴대전화/휴데전화]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	hyudaejeonhwa
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	hyudaejeonhwa
McCune–Reischauer?	hyudaejŏnhwa
Yale Romanization?	hyutaycen.hwa

Noun

휴대전화 • (hyudaejeonhwa) (hanja 携帶電話)

1. (mobile telephony) cellular phone, mobile phone, cell phone

   Synonyms: (colloquial) 핸드폰 (haendeupon), (colloquial) 휴대(携帶)폰 (hyudaepon), 모바일폰 (mobailpon), 셀룰러폰 (sellulleopon), 폰 (pon), (North Korea) 손전화 (sonjeonhwa), (North Korea) 무선대화기 (museondaehwagi)