귀족원

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 貴族院, from 貴族 (“noble; aristocrat”) + 院

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈkɥi(ː)d͡ʑo̞ɡwʌ̹n] ~ [ˈky(ː)d͡ʑo̞ɡwʌ̹n]
  • Phonetic hangul: [귀(ː)조권]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gwijogwon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gwijog'won
McCune–Reischauer?kwijogwŏn
Yale Romanization?kwīcok.wen

Noun

귀족원 • (gwijogwon) (hanja 貴族院)

  1. senate; upper house
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