계산원

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 計算 (“count”) + 員 (“worker”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈkje̞(ː)sʰa̠nwʌ̹n] ~ [ˈke̞(ː)sʰa̠nwʌ̹n]
• Phonetic hangul: [계(ː)사눤/게(ː)사눤]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gyesanwon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gyesan'won
McCune–Reischauer?	kyesanwŏn
Yale Romanization?	kyēysan.wen

Noun

계산원 • (gyesanwon) (hanja 計算員)

1. cashier (person in charge of the cash of a business or bank)