소원

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 所 (“that for which”) + 願 (“to desire”)

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈsʰo̞(ː)wʌ̹n]
  • Phonetic hangul: [소(ː)원]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?sowon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?sowon
McCune–Reischauer?sowŏn
Yale Romanization?sōwen

Noun

소원 • (sowon) (hanja 所願)

  1. wish, hope

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 昭 (“luminous”) + 媛 (“beautiful woman”)

Pronunciation
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?sowon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?sowon
McCune–Reischauer?sowŏn
Yale Romanization?sowen

Noun

소원 • (sowon) (hanja 昭媛)

  1. (historical) the fourth rank of concubines during the Joseon dynasty

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 所 (“institute”) + 員 (“personnel”)

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈsʰo̞(ː)wʌ̹n]
  • Phonetic hangul: [소(ː)원]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?sowon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?sowon
McCune–Reischauer?sowŏn
Yale Romanization?sōwen

Noun

소원 • (sowon) (hanja 所員)

  1. an employee of a research or teaching institute

Etymology 4

Sino-Korean word from 小 (“small”) + 園 (“garden”)

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈsʰo̞(ː)wʌ̹n]
  • Phonetic hangul: [소(ː)원]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?sowon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?sowon
McCune–Reischauer?sowŏn
Yale Romanization?sōwen

Noun

소원 • (sowon) (hanja 小園)

  1. a small garden or field

Etymology 5

Sino-Korean word from 訴 (“case”) + 願 (“to desire”)

Pronunciation
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?sowon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?sowon
McCune–Reischauer?sowŏn
Yale Romanization?sowen

Noun

소원 • (sowon) (hanja 訴願)

  1. (law) an appeal from the ruling of a lower court
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