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