Korean word

프린터

Pronunciation

Romanizationpeurinteo

Meaning

  • nounprinter

Example

오늘 프린터를 샀어요.o neul peu rin teo reul sa sseo yo

I bought a printer today.

Illustration for 프린터 (printer)

More examples

프린터 연결이 안 돼요.peu rin teo yeon gyeo ri an twae yo

I can't connect the printer.

Core concept

A device that puts letters or pictures onto paper.

Common phrases

  • 프린터 연결peu rin teo yeon gyeol

    printer connection

  • 프린터 설정peu rin teo seol jeong

    printer settings

Similar words

복사기pokssagi: A machine that makes matching paper copies from an original page.
복합기pokapkki: An office machine that prints, copies, and scans in one unit.
프린트peurinteu: A sheet of paper produced by printing text or images.

Definition in Korean

종이에 글자나 그림을 인쇄하는 기계.chong i e keul ja na keu ri meul in swae ha neun ki gye

Word origin

This Korean noun is a loanword from English printer, formed from print plus -er for a person or thing that prints.

Usage tips

  • English printer can also mean a person or printing business, while this Korean word points to the machine, so context helps learners avoid overgeneralizing the English range.

Related words

  • 프린트물peurinteumulprintoutnoun
  • 프린터기peurinteogiprinternoun

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