파단

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 破 (“breaking”) + 斷 (“dividing”)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈpʰa̠(ː)da̠n]
• Phonetic hangul: [파(ː)단]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	padan
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	padan
McCune–Reischauer?	p'adan
Yale Romanization?	phātan

Noun

파단 • (padan) (hanja 破斷)

1. (physics) rupture

Derived terms

• 파단강도 (padan'gangdo, “rupture strength”)