Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dangun

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.11 in modern English

Syllables
dan-gun
IPA
8
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The legendary founder of Gojoseon.

Etymology

From Korean 단군(檀君) (Dan'gun). Compare English Tengri.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: ^단군(檀君)

Questions

What does dangun mean?
The legendary founder of Gojoseon.
Where does dangun come from?
It is traced to Korean.

How to pronounce dangun

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