위원회

Korean

Etymology

Hanja in this word
委	員	會

Literally "a gathering of committee members." From 위원 (wiwon, “committee member”, 委員) + -회 (hoe, “a gathering”, 會).

Pronunciation

• IPA: ˈwiwʌnɦwe or ˈwiwʌnɦø
• Phonetic hangul: 위원회 or 위원훼

Romanization

Revised	wiwonhoe
McCune–Reischauer	wiwŏnhoe	Yale	wiwenhoy

Noun

위원회 (wi.won.hoe)

1. committee.

References

• 2004, Ju Haeng (이주행) Lee; Lee Kyu Hang (이규항), Kim Sang Jun (김상준), “위원회”, in 한국어 발음사전: Korean Pronouncing Dictionary, Seoul: Jigu Publishing, ISBN 89-7006-165-7, page 536:
• 2005, Choe, Jong-du (최종두), ed., “위원회”, in 새국어사전, Seoul: Isangsa, page 662:
• National Institute of the Korean Language (Naver.com mirror), "위원회 ", 표준국어대사전. URL accessed on 2007-01-03.