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Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 未完, from (not yet) + (finish, complete). See also Japanese 未完(みかん) (mikan).

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈmi(ː)wa̠n]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?miwan
Revised Romanization (translit.)?miwan
McCune–Reischauer?miwan
Yale Romanization?mīwan

Noun

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미완 (miwan) (hanja 未完)

  1. incompleteness, being incomplete
    미완 작품miwan-ui jakpuman unfinished work
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