Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 選擧人.

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈsʰɘ(ː)nɡʌ̹in]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?seon'geoin
Revised Romanization (translit.)?seongeoin
McCune–Reischauer?sŏn'gŏin
Yale Romanization?sēnkein

Noun

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선거인 (seon'geoin) (hanja 選擧人)

  1. voter; elector