Korean edit

Etymology edit

Sino-Korean word from 未完, from (not yet) + (finish, complete). See also Japanese 未完(みかん) (mikan).

Pronunciation edit

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

Noun edit

미완 (miwan) (hanja 未完)

  1. incompleteness, being incomplete
    미완 작품miwan-ui jakpuman unfinished work

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