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Korean
Etymology 1
Derived from Jurchen or Manchu.[1]
Noun
탄 • (tan)
- (Yukjin) a bird net used to catch birds
References
- ^ 곽충구 [gwakchunggu] (1998) “동북 방언 [dongbuk bang'eon, Northeastern Korean]”, in 새국어생활, volume 8, page 88
Etymology 2
Korean reading of various Chinese characters
Noun
탄 • (tan) (hanja 炭)
- coal
- charcoal
Noun
탄 • (tan) (hanja 彈)
- ordnance
Syllable
탄 • (tan)
- 呑: swallow
- (eumhun reading: 삼킬 탄 (samkil tan))
(MC reading: 呑)
- 坦: tolerant
- (eumhun reading: 너그러울 탄 (neogeureoul tan))
(MC reading: 坦 (MC thanX))
- 炭: charcoal
- (eumhun reading: 숯 탄 (sut tan))
(MC reading: 炭 (MC thanH))
- 嘆: sigh
- (eumhun reading: 한숨쉴 탄 (hansumswil tan))
(MC reading: 嘆 (MC than|thanH))
- 綻: ripping clothing
- (eumhun reading: 옷 터질 탄 (ot teojil tan))
(MC reading: 綻 (MC dreanH))
- 誕: be born
- (eumhun reading: 날 탄 (nal tan))
(MC reading: 誕 (MC danX))
- 彈: bullet
- (eumhun reading: 탄알 탄 (tanal tan))
(MC reading: 彈 (MC dan|danH))
- 憚: avoid
- (eumhun reading: 꺼릴 탄 (kkeoril tan))
(MC reading: 憚 (MC danH))
- 歎: sigh
- (eumhun reading: 탄식할 탄 (tansikhal tan))
(MC reading: 歎 (MC thanH))
- 憻: tolerant
- (eumhun reading: 너그러울 탄 (neogeureoul tan))
(MC reading: 憻)
- 殫: complete
- (eumhun reading: 다할 탄 (dahal tan))
(MC reading: 殫 (MC tan))
- 攤: spread open
- (eumhun reading: 펼 탄 (pyeol tan))
(MC reading: 攤 (MC than|nanX|nanH))
- 灘: rapids
- (eumhun reading: 여울 탄 (yeoul tan))
(MC reading: 灘 (MC than|xanX|nanH))
- 癱: palsy
- (eumhun reading: 중풍 탄 (jungpung tan))
(MC reading: 癱)
Etymology 3
Inflected form
Verb
탄 • (tan)
- Past determiner of 타다 (tada), thus often burnt or embarked
불에 탄 숭례문- bure tan Sungnyemun
- the burnt Sungnyemun gate
버스를 탄 후- beoseureul tan hu
- after getting on the bus...