기원전

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 기원(紀元) (giwon) + 전(前) (jeon).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?giwonjeon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?giwonjeon
McCune–Reischauer?kiwŏnjŏn
Yale Romanization?kiwen.cen

Noun

기원전 • (giwonjeon) (hanja 紀元前)

  1. BCE, Before Common Era
    Antonym: 기원후(紀元後) (giwonhu)