칸

칸	U+CE78, 칸 HANGUL SYLLABLE KAN

Composition:	ㅋ + ㅏ + ㄴ
Dubeolsik input:	z-k-s

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Hangul Syllables

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Korean

Pronunciation

IPA^(key)[kʰa̠n]
Phonetic Hangul[칸]

Revised Romanization^?	kan
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	kan
McCune–Reischauer^?	k'an
Yale Romanization^?	khan

Etymology 1

First attested in the Beonyeok nogeoldae (飜譯老乞大 / 번역노걸대), 1517, as Middle Korean 간 (Yale: kan). Originally a variant reading of 간 (間, gan, “room”).

Noun

칸 • (kan)

room, chamber
(classifier) Classifier for rooms.
Synonym of 칸막이 (kanmagi, “partition, compartment”)
space, blank space

Etymology 2

From Mongolian ᠬᠠᠭᠠᠨ (qaɣan) / хаан (haan) / хан (han).

Noun

칸 • (kan)

khan

Etymology 3

Borrowed from French Cannes.

Proper noun

칸 • (Kan)

Cannes (a city in Alpes-Maritimes, France)