미완

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 未完, from 未 (“not yet”) + 完 (“finish, complete”). See also Japanese 未完(みかん) (mikan).

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈmi(ː)wa̠n]
  • Phonetic hangul: [미(ː)완]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?miwan
Revised Romanization (translit.)?miwan
McCune–Reischauer?miwan
Yale Romanization?mīwan

Noun

미완 • (miwan) (hanja 未完)

  1. incompleteness, being incomplete
    미완의 작품 ― miwan-ui jakpum ― an unfinished work
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