푼

푼 U+D47C, 푼
HANGUL SYLLABLE PUN
Composition:ㅍ + ㅜ + ㄴ
← 푻
[U+D47B] 		Hangul Syllables 푽 →
[U+D47D]
푸푹푺푻푼푽푾
푿풀풁풂풃풄풅
풆풇품풉풊풋풌
풍풎풏풐풑풒풓
표 ←→ 풔

Korean

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [pʰu(ː)n]
  • Phonetic hangul: [푼(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?pun
Revised Romanization (translit.)?pun
McCune–Reischauer?p'un
Yale Romanization?phūn

Etymology 1

Nativisation of the Sino-Korean term 분 (分, bun, “division”). First attested in the Beonyeok nogeoldae (飜譯老乞大 / 번역노걸대), 1517, as Middle Korean 푼〯 (Yale: phwǔn).

Counter

푼 • (pun)

  1. (most common modern meaning) a classifier for a small amount of money
    돈이 한 푼도 없다
    don-i han pundo eopda
    to not have a single penny
    돈 몇 푼 갖고 소인배처럼 왜 그러냐?
    don myeot pun gatgo soinbaecheoreom wae geureonya?
    Why are you behaving like a narrow-minded person because of a few pennies' worth of money?
  2. (historical) a classifier for cash coins
    조선시대 때 엽전 세 푼으로 뭘 살 수 있었어?
    joseonsidae ttae yeopjeon se pun-euro mwol sal su isseosseo?
    How much could you buy with three cash coins in the Joseon dynasty?
  3. a candareen (unit of weight equivalent to 378 miligrams)
  4. Alternative form of 분(分) (bun, “bun, unit of length”).

Numeral

푼 • (pun)

  1. Alternative form of 분(分) (bun, “one tenth, 10-1”).

Etymology 2

An orthographic borrowing from Japanese 分.

Noun

푼 • (pun) (hanja 分)

  1. a hundredth
    Coordinate terms: 할(割) (hal, “tenth”), 리(厘) (ri, “thousandth”)
See also
  • 할푼리 (割分厘, halpulli)
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