Korean edit

Etymology edit

Sino-Korean word from 最短, from (most) + (short).

Pronunciation edit

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈt͡ɕʰwe̞(ː)da̠n] ~ [ˈt͡ɕʰø̞(ː)da̠n]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)/(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?choedan
Revised Romanization (translit.)?choedan
McCune–Reischauer?ch'oedan
Yale Romanization?chōytan

Noun edit

최단 (choedan) (hanja 最短)

  1. the shortest
    Antonym: 최장(最長) (choejang)
    최단 거리
    choedan geori
    the shortest distance

Derived terms edit