잠깐

Korean

Etymology

From Middle Korean 자ᇝ간 (camskan), from 暫 (cam, “temporary”) + ㅅ (s) + 間 (kan, “moment”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕa̠mk͈a̠n]
• Phonetic hangul: [잠깐]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	jamkkan
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	jamkkan
McCune–Reischauer?	chamkkan
Yale Romanization?	camkkan

Adverb

잠깐 • (jamkkan)

1. (for a) short time, for a moment, awhile, briefly

   잠깐 기다리세요.

   Jamkkan gidariseyo.

   Please wait a minute.

See also

• 잠시 (jamsi, “a moment, a short time”)