단기

Korean

Etymology 1

Short for 단군기원(檀君紀元) (dan'gun'giwon, “Dangun era”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ta̠nɡi]
• Phonetic hangul: [단기]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	dan'gi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	dangi
McCune–Reischauer?	tan'gi
Yale Romanization?	tanki

Noun

단기 • (dan'gi) (hanja 檀紀)

1. (historical) Dangun era, the date era beginning at 2333 BCE based on the succession of Dangun

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 短期.

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	dan'gi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	dangi
McCune–Reischauer?	tan'gi
Yale Romanization?	tānki

Noun

단기 • (dan'gi) (hanja 短期)

1. short-term

   Antonym: 장기(長期) (janggi)

Derived terms

• 단기적(短期的) (dan'gijeok)