상원

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 上院

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈsʰa̠(ː)ŋwʌ̹n]
  • Phonetic hangul: [상(ː)원]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?sang'won
Revised Romanization (translit.)?sang'won
McCune–Reischauer?sangwŏn
Yale Romanization?sāngwen

Noun

상원 • (sang'won) (hanja 上院)

  1. senate; upper house
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