둔

둔 U+B454, 둔
HANGUL SYLLABLE DUN
Composition:ㄷ + ㅜ + ㄴ
← 둓
[U+B453]
Hangul Syllables 둕 →
[U+B455]
두둑둒둓둔둕둖
둗둘둙둚둛둜둝
둞둟둠둡둢둣둤
둥둦둧둨둩둪둫
됴 ←→ 둬

Korean

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [tu(ː)n]
  • Phonetic hangul: [둔(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?dun
Revised Romanization (translit.)?dun
McCune–Reischauer?tun
Yale Romanization?twūn

Etymology 1

See 돈 (don) for more information.

Noun

둔 • (dun)

  1. Seoul and Chungcheong form of 돈 (don, “money”)
    • 1979 October 31, 차인환 [chainhwan], “배짱만큼 얻은 벼슬 [baejjangmankeum eodeun byeoseul]”, in 한국구비문학대계 [han'gukgubimunhakdaegye]‎, 충청남도 당진군 당진읍 (현 당진시) [chungcheongnamdo dangjin'gun dangjineup (hyeon dangjinsi)]:
      벼슬을 허구 싶어서 이렇게 왔는디 둔은 있오.
      Byeoseur-eul heo-gu sipeoseo ireoke wanneun-di dun-eun iss-o.
      I came here to become a government official but I have money.

Etymology 2

Modern pronunciation of various Chinese characters.

Noun

둔 • (dun)

  1. (屯) fort, camp
  2. (鈍) dullness, bluntness
  3. (臀) buttocks, hip


Derived terms
See also

Verb

둔 • (dun) (past determinative of 두다, hangeul 둔)

  1. Having put, left, etc.
  2. Having been put, left, etc.
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