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Word Korean word Explanation Merriam-Webster Oxford Remarks Chaebol: jaebeol 재벌 (財閥) a large, usually family-owned, business group in South Korea (cognate with Japanese Zaibatsu) [1] [2] Hangul: hangeul 한글: Korean alphabet [3] Jeonse: jeonse 전세 (傳貰) a long-held renting arrangement where tenants pay lump-sum deposit for ...
Latifa, Lateefa or Lateefah is a feminine Arabic (لٓطِيفٓة) given name which means "gentle", [1] "nice" or "pleasant". [2] It corresponds to the masculine Latif . Notable persons
English language authors use three methods when referring to specific laṭā’if: a transliteration of the Arabic word associated with the laṭīfa; a translation of the word's general Arabic meaning; an interpretation of the experience that is the word's specific Sufi meaning. Laleh Bahktiar [5] uses both a transliteration and a translation:
Korean personal names. United States: Central Intelligence Agency. 1962. OCLC 453054. Price, Fiona (2007). "Chapter 6: Korean names". Success with Asian names: a practical guide for business and everyday life. Intercultural Press. ISBN 9781857883787
Latif can also be a masculine given name, as short form of Abdul Latif, meaning "servant of the Gentle". Its feminine form is Latifa . "Al-Latif" also means "The Subtle".
Sino-Korean words constitute a large portion of South Korean vocabulary, the remainder being native Korean words and loanwords from other languages, such as Japanese and English to a lesser extent. Sino-Korean words are typically used in formal or literary contexts, [5] and to express abstract or complex ideas. [7]
Queen Latifah joined hosts Jada Pinkett Smith, Willow Smith and Adrienne Banfield-Norris on this week’s upcoming episode of Red Table Talk, where The Equalizer star discussed the difference ...
Korean place names can contain characters that are Chinese and thus can be transliterated into Chinese with reference to Chinese words. Korean can also follow the similar grammatical structure as Japanese, [3] however whether there is a relationship between the two languages [4] is still unknown as of yet.