민간

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 民間, from 民 (“populace”) + 間 (“among”)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [minɡa̠n]
• Phonetic hangul: [민간]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	min'gan
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	mingan
McCune–Reischauer?	min'gan
Yale Romanization?	minkan

Noun

민간 • (min'gan) (hanja 民間)

1. private; non-governmental
2. among the people

Derived terms

• 민간어원(民間語源) (min'ganeowon)