연구원

Korean

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	yeon'guwon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	yeonguwon
McCune–Reischauer?	yŏn'guwŏn
Yale Romanization?	yēnkwuwen

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 硏究員, from 硏究 (“research”) + 員 (“personnel”).

Noun

연구원 • (yeon'guwon) (hanja 硏究員)

1. researcher

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 硏究院, from 硏究 (“research”) + 院 (“institute”).

Noun

연구원 • (yeon'guwon) (hanja 硏究院)

1. research institute