U+AC74, 건
HANGUL SYLLABLE GEON
Composition: + +

[U+AC73]
Hangul Syllables
[U+AC75]
걱걲걳걵걶
걹걺걻걼걽
걾걿
겅겆겊겋
걔 ←→ 게

Korean

Etymology 1

걸- (geol-) +‎ -ㄴ (-n).

Verb

• (geon) (determinative of 걸다)

  1. past determinative of 걸다 (geolda, to speak or suspend): having been suspended, spoken; of a telephone call, having been made
    내가 건 전화
    naega geon jeonhwa
    the call I made

Etymology 2

걸- (geol-) +‎ -ㄴ (-n).

Adjective

• (geon) (determinative of 걸다)

  1. determinative of 걸다 (geolda, to be fertile or sumptuous): rich, fertile, sumptuous

Etymology 3

(geo) +‎ -ㄴ (-n).

Noun

• (geon)

  1. (informal) topic-marked form of (geo)

Etymology 4

    Sino-Korean word from

    Prefix

    건— • (geon-) (hanja )

    1. dry
      포도(葡萄)
      raisin
      (literally, “dried grape”)
    Synonyms

    Etymology 5

      Sino-Korean word from

      Noun

      • (geon) (hanja )

      1. case
      2. matter
      3. subject
      4. example
      5. precedent