Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 市民 (citizen) + (right), with compound/genitive tensing applied.

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈɕʰi(ː)mink͈wʌ̹n]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?simin'gwon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?simingwon
McCune–Reischauer?siminkwŏn
Yale Romanization?sīminqkwen

Noun

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시민권 (simin'gwon) (hanja 市民權)

  1. citizenship
  2. civil rights

Synonyms

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