Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word
단. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word
단, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say
단 in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word
단 you have here. The definition of the word
단 will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition of
단, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
Korean
Pronunciation
| Romanizations |
|---|
| Revised Romanization? | dan |
|---|
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | dan |
|---|
| McCune–Reischauer? | tan |
|---|
| Yale Romanization? | tan |
|---|
Etymology 1
First attested in the letters excavated from Jinju Ha clan lady's grave, early 17th century, as Middle Korean 단.
Possibly from an unattested verb *단〯다〮 (*tǎntá, “to be tied together”), seen as a root in the hapax legomenon 단기〮다〮 (tànkítá, “to fix in place by tying”), and possibly in the words 다님〮쇠〮 (tànímswóy), 단기 (tanki) (> 댕기 (daenggi)).
The apparent zero-derivation from a verb stem to a count noun is also seen in 뭇 (mut, “bundle”) (from 무ᇧ다 (mwuskta, “to bundle up”)), 가리 (gari, “pile”) (from 가리다 (garida, “to pile up”)), and 되 (doe, “a unit of volume”) (from 되다 (doeda, “to measure volume”)).
Noun
단 • (dan)
- sheaf
Synonyms
Derived terms
See also
References
- ^ 전한솔 [jeonhansol] (2024) “‘댕기, 대님’의 어휘사와 용언 ‘*단 ’의 재구”, in 국어사연구, volume 39, 국어사학회 [gugeosahakhoe], pages 139-167
Etymology 2
Sino-Korean word from 端
Noun
단 • (dan) (hanja 端)
- end
- (geography) cape
- clue
Derived terms
Etymology 3
Adjective
단 • (dan)
- realis adnominal form of 달다 (dalda, “to be sweet”)