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Korean
Etymology
Sino-Korean word from 瓊團, from 瓊 (“elegant”) + 團 (“ball”).
Etymology
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| Revised Romanization? | gyeongdan |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | gyeongdan |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | kyŏngdan |
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| Yale Romanization? | kyengtan |
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Noun
경단 • (gyeongdan) (hanja 瓊團)
- A kind of Korean rice cake consisting of balls of glutinous rice flour boiled and coated with various sweet toppings.
Hypernyms
Derived terms
- 수수경단 (susugyeongdan)
- 찹쌀경단 (chapssalgyeongdan)