Korean

Syllable

전 • ‎(jeon)

1. A Hangul syllabic block made up of ㅈ, ㅓ, and ㄴ.

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 前 ‎(“in front, forward, preceding”)

Noun

전 • ‎(jeon) ‎(hanja 前)

1. front
2. (time) before
   • 집에 가기 전에‎ ― jibe gagi jeon-e ― before going home
   • 두시 15 분 전에‎ ― dusi 15 bun jeon-e ― at a quarter to two (literally, "at 15 minutes before two o'clock")
   • 전에는 그를 봤었다. 그러나 그 이후로는 그를 보지 않았다.‎

     Jeoneneun geureul bwasseotda. Geureona geu ihuroneun geureul boji anatda.

     I had seen him previously, but hadn't seen him since.

Prefix

전 • ‎(jeon) ‎(hanja 前)

1. ex-; previous
   • 전 대통령‎ ― jeon daetongnyeong ― ex-president

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 錢 ‎(“money, currency, coins”)

Noun

전 • ‎(jeon) ‎(hanja 錢)

1. a jun, a coin worth 1/100th of a won

Etymology 4

Sino-Korean word from 典 ‎(“law, canon; documentation; classic, scripture”)

Noun

전 • ‎(jeon) ‎(hanja 典)

1. celebration; ceremony

Etymology 5

Sino-Korean word from 田 ‎(“field, arable land, cultivated”)

Noun

전 • ‎(jeon) ‎(hanja 田)

1. a cultivated patch of land

Etymology 6

Sino-Korean word from 全 ‎(“maintain, keep whole or intact; all, everything”)

Prefix

전 • ‎(jeon) ‎(hanja 全)

1. whole, entire
   • 전국

     jeonguk

     the whole country

Etymology 7

Abbreviation of 저 (jeo, “I”) + topic marker 는 (neun)

Abbreviation

전 • ‎(jeon)

1. I (as the topic of the sentence); as for me

Etymology 8

From 절다 (jeolda, “to become salted”);

Verb

전 • ‎(jeon)

1. Past determiner of 절다 (jeolda, “to become salted”); salted