가난

Korean

Etymology

Nativisation of the Sino-Korean term 간난 (艱難, gannan, “difficulty”). First attested in the Eoje naehun, (御製內訓 / 어제내훈), 1475, as Middle Korean 가난 (Yale: kanan).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ka̠na̠n]

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• Phonetic hangul: [가난]

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

Noun

가난 • (ganan)

1. poverty

Derived terms

• 가난하다 (gananhada, “to be poor”)