탄원

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 歎願／嘆願.

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈtʰa̠(ː)nwʌ̹n]
  • Phonetic hangul: [타(ː)눤]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?tanwon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?tan'won
McCune–Reischauer?t'anwŏn
Yale Romanization?thān.wen

Noun

탄원 • (tanwon) (hanja 歎願／嘆願)

  1. entreaty, appeal, petition, plea

Derived terms

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