원금

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 元金.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [wʌ̹nɡɯm]
• Phonetic hangul: [원금]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	won'geum
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	wongeum
McCune–Reischauer?	wŏn'gŭm
Yale Romanization?	wenkum

Noun

원금 • (won'geum) (hanja 元金)

1. (finance) principal, capital

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 原禽.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [wʌ̹nɡɯm]
• Phonetic hangul: [원금]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	won'geum
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	wongeum
McCune–Reischauer?	wŏn'gŭm
Yale Romanization?	wenkum

Noun

원금 • (won'geum) (hanja 原禽)

1. pheasant

   Synonym: 꿩 (kkwong)