단

단 U+B2E8, 단
HANGUL SYLLABLE DAN
Composition:ㄷ + ㅏ + ㄴ
← 닧
[U+B2E7]
Hangul Syllables 닩 →
[U+B2E9]
다닥닦닧단닩닪
닫달닭닮닯닰닱
닲닳담답닶닷닸
당닺닻닼닽닾닿
니 ←→ 대
See also: -단

Korean

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?dan
Revised Romanization (translit.)?dan
McCune–Reischauer?tan
Yale Romanization?tan

Etymology 1

First attested in the letters excavated from Jinju Ha clan lady's grave, early 17th century, as Middle Korean 단.

Possibly from an unattested verb *단〯다〮 (*tǎntá, “to be tied together”), seen as a root in the hapax legomenon 단기〮다〮 (tànkítá, “to fix in place by tying”), and possibly in the words 다님〮쇠〮 (tànímswóy), 단기 (tanki) (> 댕기 (daenggi)).[1]

The apparent zero-derivation from a verb stem to a count noun is also seen in 뭇 (mut, “bundle”) (from 무ᇧ다 (mwuskta, “to bundle up”)), 가리 (gari, “pile”) (from 가리다 (garida, “to pile up”)), and 되 (doe, “a unit of volume”) (from 되다 (doeda, “to measure volume”)).

Noun

단 • (dan)

  1. sheaf
Synonyms
Derived terms
  • 짚단 (jipdan): a sheaf of straw
  • 볏단 (byeotdan): a sheaf of rice
See also

References

  1. 전한솔 [jeonhansol] (2024) “‘댕기, 대님’의 어휘사와 용언 ‘*단 [束, 固定]’의 재구 [‘daenggi, daenim’ui eohwisawa yong'eon ‘*dan- [束, 固定]’ui jaegu]”, in 국어사연구, volume 39, 국어사학회 [gugeosahakhoe], pages 139-167

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 端

Noun

단 • (dan) (hanja 端)

  1. end
  2. (geography) cape
  3. clue
Derived terms

Adjective

단 • (dan)

  1. realis adnominal form of 달다 (dalda, “to be sweet”)
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