패권

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 覇權, with compound/genitive tensing applied.

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈpʰɛ(ː)k͈wʌ̹n] ~ [ˈpʰe̞(ː)k͈wʌ̹n]
  • Phonetic hangul: [패(ː)꿘/페(ː)꿘]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?paegwon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?paegwon
McCune–Reischauer?p'aekwŏn
Yale Romanization?phāyqkwen

Noun

패권 • (paegwon) (hanja 覇權)

  1. hegemony
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