칸

칸 U+CE78, 칸
HANGUL SYLLABLE KAN
Composition:ㅋ + ㅏ + ㄴ
Dubeolsik input:z-k-s
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Korean

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key)[kʰa̠n]
  • Phonetic Hangul[칸]
Revised Romanization? kan
Revised Romanization (translit.)? kan
McCune–Reischauer? k'an
Yale Romanization? khan

Etymology 1

First attested in the Beonyeok nogeoldae (飜譯老乞大 / 번역노걸대), 1517, as Middle Korean 간 (kan). Originally a variant reading of 간 (間, gan, “room”).

Noun

칸 • (kan)

  1. room, chamber
  2. (classifier) Classifier for rooms.
  3. Synonym of 칸막이 (kanmagi, “partition, compartment”)
  4. space, blank space

Etymology 2

From Mongolian ᠬᠠᠭᠠᠨ (qaɣan) / хаан (haan) / хан (han).

Noun

칸 • (kan)

  1. khan

Etymology 3

Borrowed from French Cannes.

Proper noun

칸 • (Kan)

  1. Cannes (a city in Alpes-Maritimes, France)
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