Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 暫間. See 잠깐 (jamkkan) for more.

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈt͡ɕa̠(ː)mk͈a̠n]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jamgan
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jamgan
McCune–Reischauer?chamkan
Yale Romanization?cāmqkan

Adverb

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South Korean
Standard Language
잠깐 (jamkkan)
North Korean
Standard Language
잠간(暫間) (jamgan)

잠간 (jamgan) (hanja 暫間)

  1. North Korea standard spelling of 잠깐 (jamkkan, for a moment).

Noun

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잠간 (jamgan) (hanja 暫間)

  1. North Korea standard spelling of 잠깐 (jamkkan, moment).