서원

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 誓願 (“vow”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈsʰɘ(ː)wʌ̹n]
• Phonetic hangul: [서(ː)원]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	seowon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	seowon
McCune–Reischauer?	sŏwŏn
Yale Romanization?	sēwen

Noun

서원 • (seowon) (hanja 誓願)

1. vow, pledge