근원

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 根源, from the Middle Korean reading 근원 (Yale: kùnwèn).

    Pronunciation

    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?geunwon
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?geun'won
    McCune–Reischauer?kŭnwŏn
    Yale Romanization?kun.wen

    Noun

    근원 • (geunwon) (hanja 根源)

    1. root, cause, source, origin
      문제의 근원 ― munje-ui geunwon ― cause of the issue
      사건의 근원 ― sageon-ui geunwon ― root of the incident
      만악의 근원 ― manag-ui geunwon ― source of all evil
    2. source (of a river)
      나일강의 근원 ― Nail-gan-g'ui geunwon ― source of the Nile

    Middle Korean

    Etymology

    From Middle Chinese 根源 (MC kon ngjwon).

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /kɨ̀.nwə̀n/

    Noun

    근원 (kùnwèn) (hanja 根源)

    1. root, cause, source, origin

    Descendants

    • Korean: 근원(根源) (geunwon)
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