보안원

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Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 保安員.

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈpo̞(ː)a̠nwʌ̹n]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?boanwon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?boan'won
McCune–Reischauer?poanwŏn
Yale Romanization?pōan.wen
South Korean
Standard Language
경찰관(警察官) (gyeongchalgwan)
North Korean
Standard Language
안전원(安全員), 보안원(保安員) (anjeonwon, boanwon)

Noun

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보안원 (boanwon) (hanja 保安員)

  1. (North Korea) police officer

Usage notes

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Used at the time when the police ministry was named the Ministry of People's Security (인민보안 (inminboanseong)).