찰나

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 刹那 from Sanskrit क्षण (kṣaṇa, “instant, moment”)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕʰa̠ɭɭa̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [찰라]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	challa
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	chalna
McCune–Reischauer?	ch'alla
Yale Romanization?	chalna

Noun

찰나 • (challa) (hanja 刹那)

1. moment; instant

   찰나적 쾌락 ― challajeok kwaerak ― fleeting pleasures

Derived terms

• 찰나적 (刹那的, challajeok)
• 찰나주의 (刹那主義, challajuui)