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Korean
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key):
- Phonetic hangul:
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
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| Revised Romanization? | dun |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | dun |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | tun |
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| Yale Romanization? | twūn |
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Etymology 1
See 돈 (don) for more information.
Noun
둔 • (dun)
- Seoul and Chungcheong form of 돈 (don, “money”)
1979 October 31, 차인환 [chainhwan], “배짱만큼 얻은 벼슬 [baejjangmankeum eodeun byeoseul]”, in 한국구비문학대계 [han'gukgubimunhakdaegye], 충청남도 당진군 당진읍 (현 당진시) [chungcheongnamdo dangjin'gun dangjineup (hyeon dangjinsi)]:벼슬을 허구 싶어서 이렇게 왔는디 둔은 있오.- Byeoseur-eul heo-gu sipeoseo ireoke wanneun-di dun-eun iss-o.
- I came here to become a government official but I have money.
Etymology 2
Modern pronunciation of various Chinese characters.
Noun
둔 • (dun)
- (屯) fort, camp
- (鈍) dullness, bluntness
- (臀) buttocks, hip
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Verb
둔 • (dun) (past determinative of 두다, hangeul 둔)
- Having put, left, etc.
- Having been put, left, etc.