Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 위원(委員) (wiwon) + 부(部) (bu).

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?wiwonbu
Revised Romanization (translit.)?wiwonbu
McCune–Reischauer?wiwŏnbu
Yale Romanization?wiwenpu

Noun

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위원부 (wiwonbu) (hanja 委員部)

  1. (Soviet Union) commissariat
    인민위원부(人民委員部)inminwiwonbuPeople's Commissariat