영어권
Korean edit
Etymology edit
Sino-Korean word from 英語圈, from 英語 (“English language”) + 圈 (“area”), with compound/genitive tensing applied.
Pronunciation edit
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [jʌ̹ŋʌ̹k͈wʌ̹n]
- Phonetic hangul: [영어꿘]
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | yeong'eogwon |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | yeong'eogwon |
| McCune–Reischauer? | yŏngŏkwŏn |
| Yale Romanization? | yengeqkwen |
Noun edit
영어권 • (yeong'eogwon) (hanja 英語圈)
- The Anglosphere; the areas in which English is the dominant language
Usage notes edit
영어권 (英語圈, yeong'eogwon) pertains to the Anglosphere in a linguistic sense, while 영미권 (英美圈, yeongmigwon) is a culture or geopolitics-oriented term for largely the same countries.