Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 外販 + .

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈwe̞(ː)pʰa̠nwʌ̹n] ~ [ˈø̞(ː)pʰa̠nwʌ̹n]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)/(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?oepanwon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?oepan'won
McCune–Reischauer?oep'anwŏn
Yale Romanization?ōy.phan.wen

Noun

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외판원 (oepanwon) (hanja 外販員)

  1. travelling salesperson