han

Sorrowful resentment, as a part of the Korean cultural identity.

Noun

  1. Sorrowful resentment, as a part of the Korean cultural identity.

Origin

From Korean 한(恨) (han), from Middle Chinese 恨 (MC honH).

Forms

haan

Verb

  1. plural simple present of have
    • They han the fleece, and eke the flesh; - 1579, Edmund Spenser, The Shepheardes Calender:
    • Since that ye han had my virginitie, - 1614, William Browne, The Shepheards Pipe:
    • And his alluring Baits suspected han. - 1748, James Thomson, The Castle of Indolence:

Origin

From Middle English han, contraction of haven.