탄원

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 歎願／嘆願 (歎願 ／ 嘆願).

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	tanwon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	tan'won
McCune–Reischauer?	t'anwŏn
Yale Romanization?	thān.wen

Noun

탄원 • (tanwon) (hanja 歎願／嘆願)

1. entreaty, appeal, petition, plea

Derived terms

• 탄원하다 (tanwonhada)