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Middle Korean
Etymology
간난(艱難) (kannan, “poverty”) + ᄒᆞ- (ho-, light verb).
Pronunciation
- (Morphophonemic) IPA(key): ⫽kànnànhʌ̀tá⫽
Adjective
간난ᄒᆞ다〮 (kànnànhòtá) (infinitive 간난ᄒᆞ야〮, sequential 간난ᄒᆞ니〮)
- to be poor
1573, 내훈 (Naehun), volume 1, page 30a:간난코 제 便安히 너기디 아니ᄒᆞ린 가난ᄋᆞᆯ 붓그려 너비 求ᄒᆞᄂᆞ니- kannankhwo cey PHYEN.ANhi nekiti aniholin kananol pwuskulye nepi KWUhononi
- Those who are poor and do not find it comfortable are ashamed of their poverty and thus they beg widely
Descendants
- Korean: 가난하다 (gananhada), 간난하다 (gannanhada)