Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

iwon

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.14 in modern English

Syllables: iwon
IPA

7

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Alternative form of Riwon: a town, county, and bay of North Korea.

Etymology

From Korean 이원(利原) (iwon), from either McCune-Reischauer Iwŏn or Revised Romanization Iwon.

Origin

Source language: Korean

Word Breakdown

Root: 이원(利原)

Questions

What does iwon mean?: Alternative form of Riwon: a town, county, and bay of North Korea.
Where does iwon come from?: It is traced to Korean.

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