Korean edit

Etymology edit

Sino-Korean word from 運動員, from 運動 + .

Pronunciation edit

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈu(ː)ndo̞ŋwʌ̹n]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?undong'won
Revised Romanization (translit.)?undong'won
McCune–Reischauer?undongwŏn
Yale Romanization?wūntongwen

Noun edit

운동원 (undong'won) (hanja 運動員)

  1. canvasser; campaigner