English

Etymology 1
Past participle of win, from Old English winnan.

Pronunciation
wŭn, /w�n/, /<tt>wVn</tt>/
audio|en-us-won.ogg|Audio (US)
:Homophones: one
:Rhymes:English:-�n|Rhymes: -�n

Verb
won

1. past of|win

Category:English irregular simple past forms Category:English irregular past participles
Etymology 2
OE. wunian. Cognate with Dutch wonen, German wohnen.

Alternative forms
wone

Pronunciation
IPA|/w�n/

Verb
en-verb

1. context|archaic|or|obsolete|regional To live, to remain.
2. context|archaic|or|obsolete|regional To be accustomed to do something.

Etymology 3
Korean � (�).

Pronunciation
(RP): w�n, /w�n/, /<tt>wQn</tt>/
(US): wän, /w�n/, /<tt>wAn</tt>/
:Rhymes:English:-�n|Rhymes: -�n

Noun
won (plural: won)<!--note that the plural is the same as the singular-->

1. The currency of Korea, making 100 jun in North Korea and 100 jeon in South Korea.

Translations
Korean: � (�, W�n, Won)

See also
w:won|Wikipedia article on the won
�, ￦
� (�, ch�n, jeon)
�

Anagrams
now
own

Category:English heteronyms
Category:English invariant nouns
Category:Currency

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