won

See also Won, wón, and woń

English

Wikipedia

Etymology 1

• Past participle of win, from Old English winnan.

Pronunciation

• (UK) enPR: wŭn, IPA: /wʌn/, SAMPA: /wVn/
• Rhymes: -ʌn
• (US) enPR: wän, wŭn, IPA: /wɑn/, /wʌn/, SAMPA: /wAn/, /wVn/

• Audio (US)

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• Rhymes: -ʌn
• Homophone: one

Verb

won

1. Simple past tense and past participle of win.

Etymology 2

From Old English wunian. Cognate with Dutch wonen, German wohnen.

Alternative forms

• wone

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /wɒn/, SAMPA: /wQn/
• Homophone: one

Verb

won (third-person singular simple present wons, present participle wonning, simple past and past participle wonned)

1. (archaic or obsolete, regional) live, remain.
2. (archaic or obsolete, regional) be accustomed to do something.

Etymology 3

Korean 원 (won) (圓).

Pronunciation

• (RP) enPR: wŏn, IPA: /wɒn/, SAMPA: /wQn/
• Rhymes: -ɒn
• Homophone: one
• (US) enPR: wän, IPA: /wɑn/, SAMPA: /wAn/
• Rhymes: -ɑn

Noun

won (plural won)

1. The currency of Korea, making 100 jun in North Korea and 100 jeon in South Korea.

Translations

currency of Korea

Chinese: Mandarin: 韓圓 (cmn), 韩圆 (cmn) (Hán yuán) French: won (fr) Hungarian: von (hu)

Japanese: ウォン (ja) (won) Korean: 원 (ko) (won) (圓 (ko)) Russian: вона (ru) (vóna) f.

See also

• North Korean won on Wikipedia.Wikipedia:North Korean won
• South Korean won on Wikipedia.Wikipedia:South Korean won
• ₩, ￦
• 전 (錢, chŏn, jeon)
• ㌆

Anagrams

• now
• own

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Dutch

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɔn

Verb

won

1. singular past indicative of winnen.

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French

Etymology

Korean 원 (won) (圓).

Noun

won m. (plural wons)

1. won (unit of currency)