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순우리말

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Korean

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Etymology

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순(純) (sun, pure) +‎ 우리말 (urimal, the Korean language).

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?sunurimal
Revised Romanization (translit.)?sun'ulimal
McCune–Reischauer?sunurimal
Yale Romanization?swun.wulimal

Noun

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순우리말 (sunurimal)

  1. (colloquial) a Korean word of native origin
    Synonyms: (formal) 고유어(固有語) (goyueo), (colloquial) 한글 (han'geul)
    단어 순우리말 예요?i daneo-neun sunurimal-lo mwo-yeyo?What is this word in native Korean? (a word not of foreign origin).