Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 選擇權.

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈsʰɘ(ː)ntʰɛk̚k͈wʌ̹n] ~ [ˈsʰɘ(ː)ntʰe̞k̚k͈wʌ̹n]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)/(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?seontaekgwon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?seontaeggwon
McCune–Reischauer?sŏnt'aekkwŏn
Yale Romanization?sēnthayk.kwen

Noun

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선택권 (seontaekgwon) (hanja 選擇權)

  1. (right of) choice, option