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U+AC74, 건
HANGUL SYLLABLE GEON
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Hangul Syllables


걿

걔 ←→ 게

Korean

Etymology 1

(geol-) +‎ (-n).

Verb

(geon) (determinative of 걸다)

  1. past determinative of 걸다 (geolda, to speak or suspend): having been suspended, spoken; of a telephone call, having been made
    내가 전화naega geon jeonhwathe call I made

Etymology 2

(geol-) +‎ (-n).

Adjective

(geon) (determinative of 걸다)

  1. determinative of 걸다 (geolda, to be fertile or sumptuous): rich, fertile, sumptuous

Etymology 3

(geo) +‎ (-n).

Noun

(geon)

  1. (informal) topic-marked form of (geo)

Etymology 4

Sino-Korean word from

Prefix

건— (geon-) (hanja )

  1. dry
    포도(葡萄)
    geonpodo( 葡萄)
    raisin
    (literally, “dried grape”)
Synonyms

Etymology 5

Sino-Korean word from

Noun

(geon) (hanja )

  1. case
  2. matter
  3. subject
  4. example
  5. precedent