검사원

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 檢査員.

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈkɘ(ː)msʰa̠wʌ̹n]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?geomsawon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?geomsawon
McCune–Reischauer?kŏmsawŏn
Yale Romanization?kēmsawen

Noun

검사원 • (geomsawon) (hanja 檢査員)

  1. inspector