시민권

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 市民權, from 市民 (“citizen”) + 權 (“right”), with compound/genitive tensing applied.

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈɕʰi(ː)mink͈wʌ̹n]
  • Phonetic hangul: [시(ː)민꿘]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?simin'gwon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?simingwon
McCune–Reischauer?siminkwŏn
Yale Romanization?sīminqkwen

Noun

시민권 • (simin'gwon) (hanja 市民權)

  1. citizenship
  2. civil rights

Synonyms

  • 공민권 (gongmin'gwon)
  • 참정권 (chamjeonggwon)
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