ᄂᆞ단-

Jeju

Etymology

This word has no clear internal etymology and may preserve an old Koreanic root for "right-side" that was displaced by modern Korean 오른 (oreun), which was derived from the adjective 옳다 (olta, “to be correct”).

Pronunciation
  • (Morphophonemic) IPA(key): ⫽nɒtan⫽
  • (Jeju City) IPA(key): [nɒda̠n]
  • Phonetic hangul: [ᄂᆞ단]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?nawdan-
Revised Romanization (translit.)?nawdan
Yale Romanization?notan

Prefix

ᄂᆞ단 (nawdan-)

  1. right, right-hand
    Synonym: 오른 (oreun)
    Antonym: 웬 (wen)
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