기원

기원

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 起源, from 起 (“arising”) + 源 (“source”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key)[kiwʌ̹n]
• Phonetic Hangul[기원]

Revised Romanization? giwon Revised Romanization (translit.)? giwon McCune–Reischauer? kiwŏn Yale Romanization? kiwen

Noun

기원 • (giwon) (hanja 起源)

1. origin

Derived terms

• 기원하다 (giwonhada, “to originate”)