돈

Etymology
The etymology beyond Middle Korean is unknown. Native etymologies have been hypothesized, such as an nominalization from. Others have speculated a pre-Sino-Korean or nativised Chinese etymon, perhaps from a phrase involving such as, Chinese  being the first form of coinage in Korea, or alternately from.

There is a pervasive but spurious folk etymology connecting it to, hence "that which is circulated".

Pronunciation




Noun

 * 1) money
 * 2)  a don, a Korean unit of weight equivalent to about 4g
 * 1)  a don, a Korean unit of weight equivalent to about 4g
 * 1)  a don, a Korean unit of weight equivalent to about 4g