보안관

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 保安官, from 保安 + 官.

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈpo̞(ː)a̠nɡwa̠n]
  • Phonetic hangul: [보(ː)안관]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?boan'gwan
Revised Romanization (translit.)?boangwan
McCune–Reischauer?poan'gwan
Yale Romanization?pōankwan

Noun

보안관 • (boan'gwan) (hanja 保安官)

  1. sheriff
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