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U+C548, 안
HANGUL SYLLABLE AN
Composition: + +

Hangul Syllables




씨 ←→ 애

Korean

Etymology 1

First attested in the Yongbi eocheon'ga (龍飛御天歌 / 용비어천가), 1447, as Middle Korean 않〮 (Yale: ánh).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?an
Revised Romanization (translit.)?an
McCune–Reischauer?an
Yale Romanization?an
  • South Gyeongsang (Busan) pitch accent: / 에 /

    Syllables in red take high pitch. This word always takes high pitch and also heightens the next suffixed syllable, unless it is 에.

Noun

(an)

  1. inside
    Antonym: 바깥 (bakkat)
  2. interior
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Contraction of 아니 (ani), ultimately from Old Korean 不知 (*ANti).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?an
Revised Romanization (translit.)?an
McCune–Reischauer?an
Yale Romanization?an

Adverb

(an)

  1. not
    먹어?
    An meogeo?
    Won’t eat?
    먹어!
    An meogeo!
    won’t eat!
Usage notes

The related auxiliary verb 않다 (anta) is used to negate a clause, and has a more formal connotation. Compare:

Certain terms or expressions have a strong (sometimes obligatory) preference for one negation type or another. For example, adjectives derived from 스럽다 (-seureopda) are usually negated by 않다 (anta), as do inherently negative verbs such as 없다 (eopda, to not have) and 모르다 (moreuda, to not know). By contrast, negated rhetorical questions obligatorily require (an).

(an, not) negates only the verb or adjective, whereas 않다 (anta) negates the entire embedded clause. While this difference is often not semantically meaningful, it can also lead to contrasting meanings, such as when the particle (man, only) is involved:

  • 사과 먹어.
    Sagwa-man an meogeo.
    Apples are the only thing they don't eat.
  • 사과 먹지 않아.
    Sagwa-man meokji ana.
    They don't only eat apples .

In the first case, only the verb 먹다 (meokda, to eat) is negated. In the latter, the entire clause 사과 먹다 (sagwa-man meokda, to eat only apples) is negated.

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from .

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key):
  • Phonetic hangul:
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?an
Revised Romanization (translit.)?an
McCune–Reischauer?an
Yale Romanization?ān

Noun

(an) (hanja )

  1. idea, suggestion, opinion, thought
  2. plan, proposal, bill
Derived terms

Etymology 4

Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

Syllable

(an)