건과

Korean

Etymology 1

    Sino-Korean word from 乾果.

    Pronunciation

    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?geon'gwa
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?geongwa
    McCune–Reischauer?kŏn'gwa
    Yale Romanization?kenkwa

    Noun

    건과 • (geon'gwa) (hanja 乾果)

    1. (food) nut
    2. (food) dried fruit
    Usage notes

    In general, 과실 (gwasil) is used for all edible fruits and nuts; 과일 (gwail) is reserved for succulent fruit, and 건과 (geon'gwa) is reserved for nuts and dried fruit.[1]

    Coordinate terms

    Etymology 2

      Sino-Korean word from 愆過.

      Pronunciation

      Romanizations
      Revised Romanization?geon'gwa
      Revised Romanization (translit.)?geongwa
      McCune–Reischauer?kŏn'gwa
      Yale Romanization?kenkwa

      Noun

      건과 • (geon'gwa) (hanja 愆過)

      1. mistake, error
        Synonym: 실수(失手) (silsu)

      References

      1. ^ Bevers, Gerry (9 January 2022), “What's the difference between 과일, 과실 (果實), and 열매?”, in Korean Language Notes‎[1], retrieved 27 February 2024
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