전단

전단

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 傳單 (“leaflet, flyer”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕʌ̹nda̠n]
• Phonetic hangul: [전단]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	jeondan
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	jeondan
McCune–Reischauer?	chŏndan
Yale Romanization?	centan

Noun

전단 • (jeondan) (counter 장(張), hanja 傳單)

1. leaflet; flyer; handbill

   Synonym: 전단지(傳單紙) (jeondanji)

See also

• 삐라 (ppira, “propaganda leaflet”)
• 찌라시 (jjirasi, “political tabloid”)

 

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 全段 (“entire page”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕʌ̹nda̠n]
• Phonetic hangul: [전단]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	jeondan
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	jeondan
McCune–Reischauer?	chŏndan
Yale Romanization?	centan

Noun

전단 • (jeondan) (hanja 全段)

1. whole page (especially of a newspaper)

   전단 광고 ― jeondan gwanggo ― full-page advertisement

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 剪斷 (“to shear off”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈt͡ɕɘ(ː)nda̠n]
• Phonetic hangul: [전(ː)단]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	jeondan
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	jeondan
McCune–Reischauer?	chŏndan
Yale Romanization?	cēntan

Noun

전단 • (jeondan) (hanja 剪斷)

1. (physics) shearing

Derived terms

verbs

• 전단(剪斷)하다 (jeondanhada, “(physics) to shear”)

 

nouns

• 전단기(剪斷機) (jeondan'gi, “shearing machine”)
• 전단대(剪斷帶) (jeondandae, “(geology) shear zone”)
• 전단력(剪斷力) (jeondallyeok, “shear force”)
• 전단면(剪斷面) (jeondanmyeon, “shear plane”)
• 전단응력(剪斷應力) (jeondaneungnyeok, “shear stress”)

 

Etymology 4

Sino-Korean word from 專斷 (“to make an arbitary decision”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈt͡ɕɘ(ː)nda̠n]
• Phonetic hangul: [전(ː)단]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	jeondan
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	jeondan
McCune–Reischauer?	chŏndan
Yale Romanization?	cēntan

Noun

전단 • (jeondan) (hanja 專斷)

1. arbitrary decision

Derived terms

• 전단(專斷)되다 (jeondandoeda, “to be decided arbitrarily”)
• 전단(專斷)하다 (jeondanhada, “to decide arbitrarily”)

 

Etymology 5

Sino-Korean word from 戰端 (“beginning of war”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈt͡ɕɘ(ː)nda̠n]
• Phonetic hangul: [전(ː)단]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	jeondan
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	jeondan
McCune–Reischauer?	chŏndan
Yale Romanization?	cēntan

Noun

전단 • (jeondan) (hanja 戰端)

1. outbreak of war
2. cause for war; casus belli

Etymology 6

Sino-Korean word from 戰團 (“fighting unit”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈt͡ɕɘ(ː)nda̠n]
• Phonetic hangul: [전(ː)단]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	jeondan
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	jeondan
McCune–Reischauer?	chŏndan
Yale Romanization?	cēntan

Noun

전단 • (jeondan) (hanja 戰團)

1. (military) flotilla

Derived terms

• 전단장(戰團長) (jeondanjang, “flotilla commander”)

 

Etymology 7

Sino-Korean word from 栴檀, Middle Chinese transcription of Sanskrit चन्दन (candana).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕʌ̹nda̠n]
• Phonetic hangul: [전단]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	jeondan
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	jeondan
McCune–Reischauer?	chŏndan
Yale Romanization?	centan

Noun

전단 • (jeondan) (hanja 栴檀)

1. (Buddhism) sandalwood (commonly used in Buddhist carving and woodwork)

   Synonym: (general) 단향(檀香) (danhyang)

Derived terms

• 전단향(栴檀香) (jeondanhyang, “sandalwood”)