건달

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Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 乾達, from (sky) + (to reach) from Sino-Korean word from 乾達婆 derived from Sanskrit गन्धर्व (gandharva)

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?geondal
Revised Romanization (translit.)?geondal
McCune–Reischauer?kŏndal
Yale Romanization?kental

Noun

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건달 (geondal) (hanja 乾達)

  1. scoundrel; loafer

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