-꾼

꾼 U+AFBC, 꾼 HANGUL SYLLABLE GGUN Composition: ㄲ + ㅜ + ㄴ ← 꾻 [U+AFBB] Hangul Syllables 꾽 → [U+AFBD]

See also: 꾼

Korean

Etymology

Nativisation of the Sino-Korean term 군 (軍, gun). Probably ㅅ (-s-, genitive marker) +‎ 군(軍) (gun, “soldier”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [k͈un]
• Phonetic hangul: [꾼]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	kkun
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	kkun
McCune–Reischauer?	kkun
Yale Romanization?	kkwun

Suffix

꾼 • (-kkun)

1. an agent suffix

Derived terms

• 일꾼 (ilkkun, “worker”)
• 춤꾼 (chumkkun, “dancer”)
• 낚시꾼 (naksikkun, “fisherman”)
• 사냥꾼 (sanyangkkun, “hunter”)
• 씨름꾼 (ssireumkkun, “wrestler”)
• 살림꾼 (sallimkkun, “housekeeper”)
• 구경꾼 (gugyeongkkun, “spectator, onlooker”)
• 심부름꾼 (simbureumkkun, “messenger”)
• 이야기꾼 (iyagikkun, “storyteller”)
• 나뭇꾼 (namutkkun, “woodcutter”)
• 털이꾼 (teorikkun, “pheasant hunter”)
• 거랑꾼 (georangkkun)
• 향도(香徒)꾼 (hyangdokkun, “pallbearer”)
• 상(喪)두꾼 (sangdukkun, “pallbearer”)
• 덜렁꾼 (deolleongkkun, “skittish person”)
• 짐질꾼 (jimjilkkun, “pack horse”) (derogatory)
• 모군(募軍)꾼 (mogunkkun, “construction worker”)
• 염(廉)알이꾼 (yeomarikkun, “snoop, busybody”) (derogatory)
• 벼팔이꾼 (byeoparikkun, “rice merchant”)
• 소거간(居間)꾼 (sogeogankkun, “cattle merchant”)
• 밀렵(密獵)꾼 (millyeopkkun, “poacher”)
• 사기(詐欺)꾼 (sagikkun, “cheater”)