근원

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 根源, from the Middle Korean reading 근원 (Yale: kùnwèn).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?geunwon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?geun'won
McCune–Reischauer?kŭnwŏn
Yale Romanization?kun.wen

Noun

근원 • (geunwon) (hanja 根源)

  1. root, cause, source, origin
    문제의 근원 ― munje-ui geunwon ― cause of the issue
    사건의 근원 ― sageon-ui geunwon ― root of the incident
    만악의 근원 ― manag-ui geunwon ― source of all evil
  2. source (of a river)
    나일강의 근원 ― Nail-gang-ui geunwon ― source of the Nile

Middle Korean

Etymology

From Middle Chinese 根源 (MC kon ngjwon).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kɨ̀.nwə̀n/

Noun

근원 (kùnwèn) (hanja 根源)

  1. root, cause, source, origin

Descendants

  • Korean: 근원(根源) (geunwon)
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