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위원

위원

Korean

Noun

위원 • ‎(wiwon) ‎(hanja 委員)

  1. member of a committee

Derived terms

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 委員, from 委 ‎(“doing a task”) + 員 ‎(“personnel”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɥiwʌ̹n/ ~ /ywʌ̹n/
  • Phonetic hangeul: 위원
Romanizations
Revised transcription wiwon
Revised transliteration wiwon
McCune–Reischauer wiwŏn
Yale wiwen

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