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Korean
Etymology
From Mandarin 船 (chuán), probably via Manchu ᠴᡠᠸᠠᠨ (cuwan) per Kwak 2019.
Pronunciation
Noun
촨 • (chwan)
- (Yukjin) ship, boat
- Synonym: (Standard Korean, not used in Yukjin) 배 (bae)
Derived terms
- 촨가래 (chwan'garae)
- 촨쟤 (chwanjae)
- 촨커우 (chwankeou)
- 촨판 (chwanpan)
Further reading
- 곽충구 (2019) 두만강 유역의 조선어 방언 사전 [duman'gang yuyeogui joseoneo bang'eon sajeon, Dictionary of Korean Dialects of the Tumen River Area], volume II, Taehaksa, →ISBN, page 3269