건달

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Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 乾達, from 乾 (“sky”) + 達 (“to reach”) from Sino-Korean word from 乾達婆 derived from Sanskrit गन्धर्व (gandharva)

Pronunciation

(SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key):
Phonetic hangul:

Romanizations
Revised Romanization^?	geondal
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	geondal
McCune–Reischauer^?	kŏndal
Yale Romanization^?	kental

Noun

건달 • (geondal) (hanja 乾達)

scoundrel; loafer

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