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Korean
Etymology
Sino-Korean word from 家門 (“family, clan”).
Pronunciation
| Romanizations |
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| Revised Romanization? | gamun |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | gamun |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | kamun |
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| Yale Romanization? | kamun |
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Noun
가문 • (gamun) (hanja 家門)
- one's family, clan
- lineage, pedigree
Synonyms
References
- Martin, Samuel E., Yang Ha Lee, Sung-Un Chang (1975) A Korean-English Dictionary, New Haven: Yale University Press, page 17.