As nouns the difference between won and zen
is that won is the currency of Korea, making 100 jun in North Korea and 100 jeon in South Korea while Zen is a denomination of Buddhism elaborated in Japan.
As a verb won
is past tense of win.
As an adjective Zen is
extremely relaxed and collected.
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)
*
zen
Alternative forms
* zen
Noun
(-)
(religion) A denomination of Buddhism elaborated in Japan.
(informal) A philosophy of calm, reminiscent of that of the Buddhist denomination.
Related terms
* Zenji
Usage notes
Usually capitalized in all senses, almost always when talking about the denomination proper (compare (Catholicism)), usually but less often when referring to a looser sense of the philosophy or calm: “That’s very zen.” versus “She studies Zen Buddhism.”
Adjective
(
en adjective)
(colloquial) Extremely relaxed and collected.
Anagrams
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