계산원

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 計算 (“count”) + 員 (“worker”).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈkje̞(ː)sʰa̠nwʌ̹n] ~ [ˈke̞(ː)sʰa̠nwʌ̹n]
  • Phonetic hangul: [계(ː)사눤/게(ː)사눤]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gyesanwon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gyesan'won
McCune–Reischauer?kyesanwŏn
Yale Romanization?kyēysan.wen

Noun

계산원 • (gyesanwon) (hanja 計算員)

  1. cashier (person in charge of the cash of a business or bank)
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