안전원

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 安全員.

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈa̠(ː)ɲd͡ʑʌ̹nwʌ̹n]
  • Phonetic hangul: [안(ː)저눤]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?anjeonwon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?anjeon'won
McCune–Reischauer?anjŏnwŏn
Yale Romanization?ān.cen.wen
South Korean
Standard Language 		경찰관(警察官) (gyeongchalgwan)
North Korean
Standard Language 		안전원(安全員), 보안원(保安員) (anjeonwon, boanwon)

Noun

안전원 • (anjeonwon) (hanja 安全員)

  1. (North Korea) police officer

Usage notes

Used at the time when the police ministry was named the Ministry of Social Security (사회안전성 (Sahoeanjeonseong)).

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