단

단 U+B2E8, 단 HANGUL SYLLABLE DAN Composition: ㄷ + ㅏ + ㄴ ← 닧 [U+B2E7] Hangul Syllables 닩 → [U+B2E9]

다닥닦닧단닩닪 닫달닭닮닯닰닱 닲닳담답닶닷닸 당닺닻닼닽닾닿
니 ←	→ 대

See also: -단

Korean

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ta̠n]
• Phonetic hangul: [단]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	dan
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	dan
McCune–Reischauer?	tan
Yale Romanization?	tan

Etymology 1

First attested in the letters excavated from Jinju Ha clan lady's grave, early 17th century, as Middle Korean 단.

Possibly from an unattested verb *단〯다〮 (*tǎntá, “to be tied together”), seen as a root in the hapax legomenon 단기〮다〮 (tànkítá, “to fix in place by tying”), and possibly in the words 다님〮쇠〮 (tànímswóy), 단기 (tanki) (> 댕기 (daenggi)).

The apparent zero-derivation from a verb stem to a count noun is also seen in 뭇 (mut, “bundle”) (from 무ᇧ다 (mwuskta, “to bundle up”)), 가리 (gari, “pile”) (from 가리다 (garida, “to pile up”)), and 되 (doe, “a unit of volume”) (from 되다 (doeda, “to measure volume”)).

Noun

단 • (dan)

1. sheaf

Synonyms

• 다발 (dabal): bundle

Derived terms

• 짚단 (jipdan): a sheaf of straw
• 볏단 (byeotdan): a sheaf of rice

See also

• ᄀᆞᆲ다 (Yale: kolpta): to make parallel, gather side by side
  • 갈비 (galbi): rib
  • 가리비 (garibi): scallop

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 端

Noun

단 • (dan) (hanja 端)

1. end
2. (geography) cape
3. clue

Derived terms

• 극단 (極端, geukdan): extreme, polarity
• 말단 (末端, maldan): end
• 단서 (端緖, danseo): clue
• 발단 (發端, baldan): beginning, origin

Etymology 3

Adjective

단 • (dan)

1. realis adnominal form of 달다 (dalda, “to be sweet”)