근원

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 根源, from the Middle Korean reading 근원 (Yale: kùnwèn).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [kɯnwʌ̹n]
• Phonetic hangul: [그눤]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	geunwon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	geun'won
McCune–Reischauer?	kŭnwŏn
Yale Romanization?	kun.wen

Noun

근원 • (geunwon) (hanja 根源)

1. root, cause, source, origin

   문제의 근원 ― munje-ui geunwon ― cause of the issue

   사건의 근원 ― sageon-ui geunwon ― root of the incident

   만악의 근원 ― manag-ui geunwon ― source of all evil

2. source (of a river)

   나일강의 근원 ― Nail-gang-ui geunwon ― source of the Nile

Middle Korean

Etymology

From Middle Chinese 根源 (MC kon ngjwon).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɨ̀.nwə̀n/

Noun

근원 (kùnwèn) (hanja 根源)

1. root, cause, source, origin

Descendants

• Korean: 근원(根源) (geunwon)