원제

Korean

Etymology

See main entry.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈwɘ(ː)ɲd͡ʑe̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [원(ː)제]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	wonje
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	wonje
McCune–Reischauer?	wŏnje
Yale Romanization?	wēn.cey

Pronoun

원제 • (wonje)

1. Chungcheong, Seoul, Gangwon, and Pyongan form of 언제 (eonje, “when”).
   • 1980 September 9, 이화옥 [ihwaok], “며느리 지혜로 한 환갑 잔치 [myeoneuri jihyero han hwan'gap janchi]”, in 한국구비문학대계 [han'gukgubimunhakdaegye]‎^[1], 충청북도 청주시 모충동 [chungcheongbukdo cheongjusi mochungdong]:

     근데 그 양반이 원제구 무슨 짐승이구 만내기만 하면 활루 쏴 가지고 잡았어.

     Geunde geu yangban-i wonje-gu museun jimseung'i-gu mannaegiman ha-myeon hwal-lu sswa gajigo jabasseo.

     But whenever he met a sort of beast then using his bow he would shoot and catch it.