Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 배달(配達) (baedal) + .

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈpɛ(ː)da̠ɾwʌ̹n] ~ [ˈpe̞(ː)da̠ɾwʌ̹n]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)/(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?baedarwon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?baedal'won
McCune–Reischauer?paedarwŏn
Yale Romanization?pāytal.wen

Noun

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배달원 (baedarwon) (hanja 配達員)

  1. delivery person