찰나

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 刹那 from Sanskrit क्षण (kṣaṇa, “instant, moment”)

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?challa
Revised Romanization (translit.)?chalna
McCune–Reischauer?ch'alla
Yale Romanization?chalna

Noun

찰나 • (challa) (hanja 刹那)

  1. moment; instant
    찰나적 쾌락 ― challajeok kwaerak ― fleeting pleasures

Derived terms

  • 찰나적 (刹那的, challajeok)
  • 찰나주의 (刹那主義, challajuui)
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