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Korean
Etymology
First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 그러〮나〮 (Yale: kùléná).
Pronunciation
Romanizations |
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Revised Romanization? | geureona |
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Revised Romanization (translit.)? | geuleona |
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McCune–Reischauer? | kŭrŏna |
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Yale Romanization? | kulena |
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Adverb
그러나 • (geureona)
- but, however
- "like that, but;" contraction of 그러하나 (geureohana)
Synonyms
- (but): (Yanbian dialect) 댄스 (daenseu)
- (but): (Japan) 구로나 (gurona)