won
The currency of Korea, worth 100 jun in North Korea and 100 jeon in South KoreaThe currency of Korea, worth 100 jun in North Korea and 100 jeon in South Korea.
» Our team won their match yesterday.
Наша команда виграла вчора гру. — ascolto
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1 sensesThe currency of Korea, worth 100 jun in North Korea and 100 jeon in South Korea.
во́наvóna
во́наvóna
the basic unit of money in North Korea
Examples
1684 sentencesOur team won their match yesterday.
Наша команда виграла вчора гру. — ascolto
How many races have you won?
Скільки ти виграв перегонів? — deniko
I still can't believe we won.
Я й досі не можу повірити, що він переміг. — deniko
ruДо сих пор не верится, что мы выиграли. — marafon
I still don't believe I won.
Я все ще не вірю, що переміг. — deniko
ruЯ до сих пор не верю, что выиграл. — marafon
Tom is the one who won.
Виграв Том. — deniko
Translations
4 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 1
Origin
Borrowed from Korean 원(圓) (won), from Sinitic 圓 /圆 (“circle” > “round coin”) referring toBorrowed from Korean 원(圓) (won), from Sinitic 圓 /圆 (“circle” > “round coin”) referring to the piece of eight. Doublet of yuan and yen.
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Forms
plural: wonSynonyms
4 synonyms- the basic unit of money in North Korea:North Korean won
- the basic unit of money in South Korea:South Korean won
Word family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular
Collocations
12 patterns- won the race
- won the lottery
- won the prize
- won first prize
- won the election
- won the contest
- won the game
- know who won
- one who won
- who won the
- team won
- never won anything
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.