위원회

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 委員會 (“committee”) Literally "a gathering of committee members." From 위원 (委員, wiwon, “committee member”) + 회 (會, hoe, “a gathering”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ɥiwʌ̹nβwe̞] ~ [ɥiwʌ̹nɦø̞] ~ [ywʌ̹nβwe̞] ~ [ywʌ̹nɦø̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [위원훼/위원회]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	wiwonhoe
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	wiwonhoe
McCune–Reischauer?	wiwŏnhoe
Yale Romanization?	wiwen.hoy

Noun

위원회 • (wiwonhoe) (hanja 委員會)

1. committee