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Korean
Etymology
Nativisation of the Sino-Korean term 간난 (艱難, gannan, “difficulty”). First attested in the Eoje naehun, (御製內訓 / 어제내훈), 1475, as Middle Korean 가난 (Yale: kanan).
Pronunciation
| Romanizations |
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| Revised Romanization? | ganan |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | ganan |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | kanan |
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| Yale Romanization? | kanan |
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Noun
가난 • (ganan)
- poverty
Derived terms
- 가난하다 (gananhada, “to be poor”)