거스름돈

Korean

Etymology

From 거스름 (geoseureum), verbal noun form of 거스르다 (geoseureuda, “to give somebody change”) + 돈 (don, “money”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [kʌ̹sʰɯɾɯmt͈o̞n]
• Phonetic hangul: [거스름똔]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	geoseureumdon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	geoseuleumdon
McCune–Reischauer?	kŏsŭrŭmton
Yale Romanization?	kesulumqton

Noun

거스름돈 • (geoseureumdon)

1. change (small denominations of money given in exchange for a larger denomination)

See also

• 잔돈 (jandon, “(small) change”)
• 우수리 (usuri, “change; an odd sum”)