최단

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 最短, from 最 (“most”) + 短 (“short”).

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈt͡ɕʰwe̞(ː)da̠n] ~ [ˈt͡ɕʰø̞(ː)da̠n]
  • Phonetic hangeul: [췌(ː)단/최(ː)단]
    • Though still prescriptive in Standard Korean, the great majority of speakers (in both Koreas) no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?choedan
Revised Romanization (translit.)?choedan
McCune–Reischauer?ch'oedan
Yale Romanization?chōytan

Noun

최단 • (choedan) (hanja 最短)

  1. the shortest
    최단 거리
    choedan geori
    the shortest distance
    Antonym: 최장(最長) (choejang)

Derived terms
  • 최단하다 (最短—, choedanhada)
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