hwan

hwan

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Korean 환(圜) (hwan)bor.
English hwan

    Borrowed from Korean 환(圜) (hwan).

    Noun

    hwan (plural hwans or hwan)

    1. The monetary unit of South Korea from February 15, 1953 to June 9, 1962.

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    Old English

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /xwɑːn/, [ʍɑːn]
    • Rhymes: -ɑːn

    Verb

    hwān

    1. first/third-person singular preterite indicative of hwīnan

    Old Saxon

    Etymology

    From Proto-West Germanic *hwan, from Proto-Germanic *hwan. Cognate with Old Dutch *wan (archaic Dutch wan), Gothic 𐍈𐌰𐌽 (ƕan).

    Adverb

    hwan

    1. when
    2. then

    Descendants

    • Middle Low German: wan
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