공무원

공무원

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 公務員, from 公 (“public”) + 務 (“work”) + 員 (“personnel”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key)[ko̞ŋmuwʌ̹n]
• Phonetic Hangul[공무원]

Revised Romanization? gongmuwon Revised Romanization (translit.)? gongmuwon McCune–Reischauer? kongmuwŏn Yale Romanization? kongmuwen

Noun

공무원 • (gongmuwon) (hanja 公務員)

1. A public official.

Derived terms

• 공무원증 (公務員證, gongmuwonjeung, “public official ID badge”)