Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 陪審員, from 陪審 (jury) + (member).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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배심원 (baesimwon) (hanja 陪審員)

  1. (law) juror