고시원

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 考試院, from 考試 (“exam, test”) + 院 (“hall”).

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gosiwon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gosiwon
McCune–Reischauer?	kosiwŏn
Yale Romanization?	kōsiwen

Noun

고시원 • (gosiwon) (hanja 考試院)

1. gosiwon, low-cost single room accommodation typically used by examinees

Descendants

• → Russian: ко́шивон (kóšivon) > кошиво́н (košivón) (mostly has negative connotations)
• → Japanese: 考試院 (koshiwon)

See also

• 하숙집 (hasukjip)