고아원

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 孤兒院, from 孤兒 (“orphan”) + 院 (“institute”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ko̞a̠wʌ̹n]
• Phonetic hangul: [고아원]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	goawon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	goawon
McCune–Reischauer?	koawŏn
Yale Romanization?	koawen

Noun

고아원 • (goawon) (hanja 孤兒院)

1. orphanage