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Won vs Hon - What's the difference?

won | hon |

As nouns the difference between won and hon

is that won is the currency of Korea, making 100 jun in North Korea and 100 jeon in South Korea while hon is honey, sweetheart used as a term of endearment.

As a verb won

is past tense of win.

As an adjective Hon is

honourable in the titles of Member of Parliament, Members of Parliament.

won

English

(wikipedia won)

Etymology 1

* Past participle of (win), from (etyl) winnan.

Verb

(head)
  • (win)

    • Etymology 2

    From (etyl) wunian. Cognate with (etyl) wonen, (etyl) wohnen.

    Alternative forms

    * wone

    Verb

    (d)
  • To live, remain.
  • *1600 , (Edward Fairfax), The (Jerusalem Delivered) of (w), XII, xxxiii:
  • *:I long'd to leave this wand'ring pilgrimage, / And in my native soil again to won .
  • To be accustomed to do something.

    • Etymology 3

    (etyl) ).

    Noun

    (won)
  • The currency of Korea, making 100 jun in North Korea and 100 jeon in South Korea.

    • Synonyms

    *

    See also

    * (North Korean won) * (South Korean won) * (Korean won) * * , ch?n, jeon) *

    Anagrams

    * * English heteronyms English invariant nouns English irregular past participles English irregular simple past forms ----

    hon

    English

    Alternative forms

    * hun

    Noun

    (-)
  • (used only to address someone) Honey, sweetheart (used as a term of endearment).

    • Anagrams

    * English affectionate terms ----