"위원" meaning in Korean

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Noun

IPA: [ɥiwʌ̹n] [SK-Standard, Seoul], [ywʌ̹n] [SK-Standard, Seoul] Forms: wiwon [romanization], 委員 [hanja]
Etymology: Sino-Korean word from 委員, from 委 (“doing a task”) + 員 (“personnel”) Etymology templates: {{ko-etym-Sino|委|doing a task|員|personnel}} Sino-Korean word from 委員, from 委 (“doing a task”) + 員 (“personnel”) Head templates: {{ko-noun|hanja=委員}} 위원 • (wiwon) (hanja 委員)
  1. member of a committee Derived forms: 위원회 (wiwonhoe) (english: committee), 위원장 (wiwonjang) (english: chairperson)

Alternative forms

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