won

Meanings

Verb

• Past of win
• To live, remain.
• To be accustomed to do something.

Noun

• The currency of Korea, worth 100 jun in North Korea and 100 jeon in South Korea.

Origin

• Past participle of win, from Old English winnan.
• From Old English wunian. Cognate with Dutch wonen, German wohnen.
• Borrowed from Korean , from referring to the piece of eight. yuan, and yen.