Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 動員 (mobilization).

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈto̞(ː)ŋwʌ̹n]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?dong'won
Revised Romanization (translit.)?dong'won
McCune–Reischauer?tongwŏn
Yale Romanization?tōngwen

Noun

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동원 (dong'won) (hanja 動員)

  1. mobilization