민간어원

Korean

Etymology

Compound of 민간(民間) (min'gan, among the people) +‎ 어원(語源) (eowon, etymology).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [minɡa̠nʌ̹wʌ̹n]
  • Phonetic hangul: []
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?min'ganeowon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?mingan'eowon
McCune–Reischauer?min'ganŏwŏn
Yale Romanization?minkan.ewen

Noun

민간어원 • (min'ganeowon) (hanja 民間語源)

  1. folk etymology