시민권

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 市民權, from 市民 (“citizen”) + 權 (“right”), with compound/genitive tensing applied.

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈɕʰi(ː)mink͈wʌ̹n]
    • Phonetic hangul: [시(ː)민꿘]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?simin'gwon
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?simingwon
    McCune–Reischauer?siminkwŏn
    Yale Romanization?sīminqkwen

    Noun

    시민권 • (simin'gwon) (hanja 市民權)

    1. citizenship
    2. civil rights

    Synonyms

    • 공민권 (gongmin'gwon)
    • 참정권 (chamjeonggwon)
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