원
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| 워웍웎웏원웑웒 웓월웕웖웗웘웙 웚웛웜웝웞웟웠 웡웢웣웤웥웦웧 | |
| 우 ← | → 웨 |
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Korean edit
Etymology 1 edit
Orthographic borrowing from Chinese 圓／圆 (yuán, “circle” > “round coin”) referring to the piece of eight (compare Japanese 円 (en), Mandarin 元 (yuán)). Doublet of 엔 (en, “yen (Japanese currency)”) and 위안 (wian, “yuan (Chinese currency)”).
Pronunciation edit
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [wʌ̹n]
- Phonetic hangul: [원]
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | won |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | won |
| McCune–Reischauer? | wŏn |
| Yale Romanization? | wen |
Noun edit
원 • (won)
- won; the official currency of South Korea, sign = ₩ (KRW)
- won; the official currency of North Korea (KPW)
Usage notes edit
The syllable can only be written in hangul even when writing in hanja-mixed script if it means the currency, although this word is a Sino-Korean vocabulary.
Derived terms edit
- 원화 (wonhwa)
Descendants edit
- → English: won
- → Vietnamese: uôn
- → German: Won
- → French: won
- → Japanese: ウォン (won)
- → Russian: вона (vona)
- → Thai: วอน (wɔɔn)
See also edit
원 on the Korean Wikipedia.Wikipedia ko- 대한민국 원 on the Korean Wikipedia.Wikipedia ko
- 조선민주주의인민공화국 원 on the Korean Wikipedia.Wikipedia ko
Etymology 2 edit
Orthographic borrowing from Chinese 圓／圆 (yuán).
Noun edit
원 • (won)
Synonyms edit
- 동그라미 (donggeurami)
Etymology 3 edit
Noun edit
원 • (won)
Synonyms edit
Derived terms edit
Etymology 4 edit
Syllable edit
원 (won) (incomplete list)