위원회

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 委員會 (committee) Literally "a gathering of committee members." From 위원 (委員, wiwon, “committee member”) + (, hoe, “a gathering”).

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ɥiwʌ̹nβwe̞] ~ [ɥiwʌ̹nɦø̞] ~ [ywʌ̹nβwe̞] ~ [ywʌ̹nɦø̞]
    • Phonetic hangul: [/]
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?wiwonhoe
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?wiwonhoe
    McCune–Reischauer?wiwŏnhoe
    Yale Romanization?wiwen.hoy

    Noun

    위원회 • (wiwonhoe) (hanja 委員會)

    1. committee