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U+B3C8, 돈
HANGUL SYLLABLE DON
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Hangul Syllables
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Korean

Etymology 1





뎨 ←→ 돠

Syllable

(deprecated template usage) (don)

  1. (deprecated template usage) A Hangul syllabic block made up of , , and .

Etymology 2

First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 돈〯 (Yale: twǒn).

The etymology beyond Middle Korean is unknown. Native etymologies have been hypothesized, such as an *n nominalization from 되다 (doeda, “to measure in containers”), Old Korean form given as *도 in Jilin leishi. Others have speculated a pre-Sino-Korean or nativised Chinese etymon, perhaps from a phrase involving (OC *taːw, “knife”) such as 刀銀 (OC *taːw ŋrɯn, “knife silver”), Chinese knife money being the first form of coinage in Korea, or alternately from (OC *ʔslenʔ, *zlen, “money”).

There is a pervasive but spurious folk etymology connecting it to 돌— (dol-, “to spin around, to circulate”), hence "that which is circulated".

Pronunciation

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

South Gyeongsang (Busan) pitch accent: / 돈 / 돈까지

Syllables in red take high pitch. This word always takes low pitch, and heightens the pitch of two subsequent suffixed syllables.

Noun

(don)

  1. money
    그 여자는 많은 영화 배우이다.
    geu yeojaneun don maneun yeonghwa bae'u'ida.
    She is a film star with a lot of money.
    을 안쓰고 절약하기만 하면 사회에 이 안 돌아 혈관에 피가 막히듯이 경제가 죽고 만다.
    doneul ansseugo jeoryakhagiman hamyeon sahoee doni an dora hyeolgwane piga makhideusi gyeongjega jukgo manda.
    If you only save money without spending it, the economy will die like a stucked blood in your veins.
Derived terms
  • 돈궤 (, don'gwe, “cash box”)
  • 돈놀이 (donnori, “money-lending”)
  • 돈독 (, dondok, “crave for money”)
  • 돈맛 (donmat, “taste, love of money”)
  • 돈벌이 (donbeori, “money-making”)
  • 돈벼락 (donbyeorak, “sudden wealth”)
  • 돈복 (, donbok, “luck in making money”)
  • 돈주머니 (donjumeoni, “purse, money bag”)
  • 돈줄 (donjul, “source of financial support”)
  • 돈지갑 (紙匣, donjigap, “purse”)
  • 돈푼 (donpun, “little money”)
  • 목돈 (mokdon, “round sum of money”)
  • 용돈 (, yongdon, “pocket money”)
  • 잔돈 (jandon, “change, small money”)
See also
  • (, geum) (used to form compounds related with money)

References

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Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from .

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?don
Revised Romanization (translit.)?don
McCune–Reischauer?ton
Yale Romanization?ton

Noun

(don)

  1. pig
Derived terms

Etymology 4

Noun

(don)

  1. (units of measure) A don (), a Korean unit of weight equivalent to aboutg.
    그 반지는 3 정도 한다.geu banjineun 3don jeongdo handa.The gold ring weighs about three don.
Synonyms