곤란

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 困難

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gollan
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gonlan
McCune–Reischauer?	kollan
Yale Romanization?	kōnlan

Noun

곤란 • (gollan) (hanja 困難)

1. trouble; difficulty

Derived terms

• 곤란스럽다 (困難-, gollanseureopda, “to be difficult”)
• 곤란하다 (困難-, gollanhada, “to be difficult”)
• 호흡곤란 (呼吸困難, hoheupgollan, “shortness of breath”)