문란

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 紊亂.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈmu(ː)ɭɭa̠n]
• Phonetic hangul: [물(ː)란]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	mullan
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	munlan
McCune–Reischauer?	mullan
Yale Romanization?	mūnlan

Noun

문란 • (mullan) (hanja 紊亂)

1. disorder; confusion (of rules and morals)

Derived terms

• 문란하다 (紊亂—, mullanhada, “promiscuous”)