Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 墓園.

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈmjo(ː)wʌ̹n]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?myowon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?myowon
McCune–Reischauer?myowŏn
Yale Romanization?myōwen

Noun

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묘원 (myowon) (hanja 墓園)

  1. cemetery, graveyard