패권

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 覇權, with compound/genitive tensing applied.

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈpʰɛ(ː)k͈wʌ̹n] ~ [ˈpʰe̞(ː)k͈wʌ̹n]
    • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)/(ː)]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?paegwon
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?paegwon
    McCune–Reischauer?p'aekwŏn
    Yale Romanization?phāyqkwen

    Noun

    패권 • (paegwon) (hanja 覇權)

    1. hegemony