Korean edit

Etymology edit

Sino-Korean word from 放送 (broadcast) + (person).

Pronunciation edit

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

Noun edit

방송원 (bangsong'won) (hanja 放送員)

  1. (chiefly North Korea) an announcer, of a performance or broadcast
    Synonym: 아나운서 (anaunseo)