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-)

right, right-hand
Synonym: 오른 (oreun)

Antonym: 웬 (wen)