ᄂᆞ단-

Jeju

Etymology

This word has no clear internal etymology and may preserve an old Koreanic root for "right-side" that was displaced by modern Korean 오른 (oreun), which was derived from the adjective 옳다 (olta, “to be correct”).

Pronunciation

• (Morphophonemic) IPA^(key): ⫽nɒtan⫽
• (Jeju City) IPA^(key): [nɒda̠n]
• Phonetic hangul: [ᄂᆞ단]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	nawdan-
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	nawdan
Yale Romanization?	notan

Prefix

ᄂᆞ단 (nawdan-)

1. right, right-hand

   Synonym: 오른 (oreun)

   Antonym: 웬 (wen)