교원

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 敎員 (teacher; educator; instructor)

    Pronunciation

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

    Noun

    교원 • (gyowon) (hanja 敎員)

    1. teacher; educator; instructor