거란
Korean
Etymology
First attested as Middle Korean 그란 (kulan), 거란 (kelan). A pre-Sino-Korean loan from Chinese 契丹 (kʰɨt̚ tɑn), with typical Middle Korean lenition of intervocalic /t/ to /ɾ/.
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [kʌ̹ɾa̠n]
- Phonetic hangul: [거란]
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | Georan |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | Geolan |
| McCune–Reischauer? | Kŏran |
| Yale Romanization? | kelan |
Derived terms
- 거란 문자(契丹文字) (Georan munja)
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