고시원

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Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 考試院, from 考試 (“exam, test”) + 院 (“hall”).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key):
  • Phonetic hangul:
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gosiwon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gosiwon
McCune–Reischauer?kosiwŏn
Yale Romanization?kōsiwen

Noun

고시원 • (gosiwon) (hanja 考試院)

  1. gosiwon, low-cost single room accommodation typically used by examinees

Descendants

  • → Russian: ко́шивон (kóšivon) > кошиво́н (košivón) (mostly has negative connotations)
  • → Japanese: 考試院 (koshiwon)

See also

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