공무원

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 公務員, from 公 (“public”) + 務 (“work”) + 員 (“personnel”)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key)[ko̞ŋmuwʌ̹n]
  • Phonetic Hangul[공무원]
Revised Romanization? gongmuwon
Revised Romanization (translit.)? gongmuwon
McCune–Reischauer? kongmuwŏn
Yale Romanization? kongmuwen

Noun

공무원 • (gongmuwon) (hanja 公務員)

  1. A public official.

Derived terms
  • 공무원증 (公務員證, gongmuwonjeung, “public official ID badge”)
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