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Korean
Pronunciation
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| Revised Romanization? | kan |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | kan |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | k'an |
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| Yale Romanization? | khan |
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Etymology 1
First attested in the Beonyeok nogeoldae (飜譯老乞大 / 번역노걸대), 1517, as Middle Korean 간 (Yale: kan). Originally a variant reading of 간 (間, gan, “room”).
Noun
칸 • (kan)
- room, chamber
- Synonym of 칸막이 (kanmagi, “partition, compartment”)
- space, blank space
Counter
칸 • (kan)
- Classifier for rooms.
Etymology 2
From Mongolian ᠬᠠᠭᠠᠨ (qaɣan) / хаан (xaan) / хан (xan).
Noun
칸 • (kan)
- khan
Etymology 3
Borrowed from French Cannes.
Proper noun
칸 • (Kan)
- Cannes (a city in the Alpes-Maritimes department, France)