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  2. List of English words of Korean origin - Wikipedia

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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 ...

  3. Sino-Korean vocabulary - Wikipedia

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    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]

  4. Konglish - Wikipedia

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    Konglish (Korean: 콩글리시; RR: konggeullisi; [kʰoŋ.ɡɯl.li.ɕi]), more formally Korean-style English (Korean: 한국어식 영어; Hanja: 韓國語式英語; RR: hangugeo-sik yeongeo; [han.ɡu.ɡʌ.ɕik̚ jʌŋ.ʌ]) comprises English and other foreign language loanwords that have been appropriated into Korean, [1] and includes many that are used in ways that are not readily ...

  5. List of Korean placename etymologies - Wikipedia

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    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.

  6. Names of Korea - Wikipedia

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    Other scholars believe 朝鮮 was a translation (like Japanese kun'yomi) of the native Korean Asadal (아사달), the capital of Gojoseon: asa being a hypothetical Altaic root word for "morning", and dal meaning "mountain", a common ending for Goguryeo place names (with the use of the character 鮮 "fresh" to transcribe the final -dal syllable ...

  7. Talk:List of English words of Korean origin - Wikipedia

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    Also, "Cut a chogi", even if true, is not an English word. It would qualify as English slang, like something that would be defined in Urban Dictionary. We need some linguists here for articles like this. A transliteration does not become an English word unil it gains widespread use and acceptance. Tofu (Japanese, from Chinese) is an example.

  8. South Korean standard language - Wikipedia

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    It uses the Korean alphabet, created in December 1443 CE by the Joseon-era king Sejong the Great. [1] Unlike the North Korean standard language (문화어, Munhwaŏ), the South Korean standard language includes many Sino-Korean words (i.e., loan-words from Chinese or Japanese), as well as some from English and other European languages. [2]

  9. Heungbu and Nolbu - Wikipedia

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    ‘Tale of Heungbu’) is a Korean story written in the late Joseon Dynasty (1392–1897). The identity of its writer is unknown. The story of "Heungbu and Nolbu" reportedly took place about 200 years ago, [1] and was passed down through generations. It is now told as a popular bedtime story for Korean children.