서원

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 誓願 (“vow”).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈsʰɘ(ː)wʌ̹n]
  • Phonetic hangul: [서(ː)원]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?seowon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?seowon
McCune–Reischauer?sŏwŏn
Yale Romanization?sēwen

Noun

서원 • (seowon) (hanja 誓願)

  1. vow, pledge
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