전문

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 專門.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕʌ̹nmun]
• Phonetic hangul: [전문]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	jeonmun
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	jeonmun
McCune–Reischauer?	chŏnmun
Yale Romanization?	cenmun

Noun

전문 • (jeonmun) (hanja 專門/顓門)

1. expertise; speciality; one's field of specialization

Derived terms

verbs

• 전문(專門)하다 (jeonmunhada)

 

nouns

• 전문가(專門家) (jeonmun'ga)
• 전문과(專門科) (jeonmun'gwa)
• 전문대(專門大) (jeonmundae)
• 전문성(專門性) (jeonmunseong)
• 전문어(專門語) (jeonmuneo)
• 전문의(專門醫) (jeonmunui)
• 전문적(專門的) (jeonmunjeok)
• 전문점(專門店) (jeonmunjeom)
• 전문직(專門職) (jeonmunjik)
• 전문학(專門學) (jeonmunhak)
• 전문화(專門化) (jeonmunhwa)

 

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 全文.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕʌ̹nmun]
• Phonetic hangul: [전문]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	jeonmun
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	jeonmun
McCune–Reischauer?	chŏnmun
Yale Romanization?	cenmun

Noun

전문 • (jeonmun) (hanja 全文)

1. full text; entire text

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 前文.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕʌ̹nmun]
• Phonetic hangul: [전문]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	jeonmun
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	jeonmun
McCune–Reischauer?	chŏnmun
Yale Romanization?	cenmun

Noun

전문 • (jeonmun) (hanja 前文)

1. preamble

   헌법 전문 ― heonbeop jeonmun ― Preamble to the Constitution

Etymology 4

Sino-Korean word from 前門.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕʌ̹nmun]
• Phonetic hangul: [전문]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	jeonmun
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	jeonmun
McCune–Reischauer?	chŏnmun
Yale Romanization?	cenmun

Noun

전문 • (jeonmun) (hanja 前門)

1. front door; front gate

   Synonym: 앞문 (ammun)

   Antonyms: 후문(後門) (humun), 뒷문 (dwinmun)

Etymology 5

Sino-Korean word from 傳聞.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕʌ̹nmun]
• Phonetic hangul: [전문]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	jeonmun
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	jeonmun
McCune–Reischauer?	chŏnmun
Yale Romanization?	cenmun

Noun

전문 • (jeonmun) (hanja 傳聞)

1. hearsay

   전문증거(傳聞證據) ― hearsay evidence

Derived terms

• 전문(傳聞)하다 (jeonmunhada)

 

Etymology 6

Sino-Korean word from 電文.

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	jeonmun
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	jeonmun
McCune–Reischauer?	chŏnmun
Yale Romanization?	cēnmun

Noun

전문 • (jeonmun) (hanja 電文)

1. telegram (message)