운동원

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 運動員, from 運動 + .

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈu(ː)ndo̞ŋwʌ̹n]
    • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?undong'won
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?undong'won
    McCune–Reischauer?undongwŏn
    Yale Romanization?wūntongwen

    Noun

    운동원 • (undong'won) (hanja 運動員)

    1. canvasser; campaigner