가난

Korean

Etymology

Nativisation of the Sino-Korean term 간난 (艱難, gannan, “difficulty”). First attested in the Eoje naehun, (御製內訓 / 어제내훈), 1475, as Middle Korean 가난 (Yale: kanan).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ka̠na̠n]
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  • Phonetic hangul: [가난]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?ganan
Revised Romanization (translit.)?ganan
McCune–Reischauer?kanan
Yale Romanization?kanan

Noun

가난 • (ganan)

  1. poverty

Derived terms

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