교원

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 敎員 (“teacher; educator; instructor”)

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gyowon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gyowon
McCune–Reischauer?	kyowŏn
Yale Romanization?	kyōwen

Noun

교원 • (gyowon) (hanja 敎員)

1. teacher; educator; instructor