Korean edit

Etymology edit

Sino-Korean word from 會員, from (gathering) + (persons)

Pronunciation edit

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈɸwe̞(ː)wʌ̹n] ~ [ˈhø̞(ː)wʌ̹n]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)/(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?hoewon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?hoewon
McCune–Reischauer?hoewŏn
Yale Romanization?hōywen

Noun edit

회원 (hoewon) (hanja 會員)

  1. member; members