거란
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Korean
Etymology
First attested as Middle Korean 그란 (kulan), 거란 (kelan). A pre-Sino-Korean loan from Middle Chinese 契丹 (khj+t tan), with typical Middle Korean lenition of intervocalic /t/ to /ɾ/.
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key):
- Phonetic hangul:
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | Georan |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | Geolan |
| McCune–Reischauer? | Kŏran |
| Yale Romanization? | kelan |
Proper noun
- Khitan (people)
Derived terms
- 거란 대자(契丹大字) (georan daeja)
- 거란 소자(契丹小字) (georan soja)