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🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

차용어

Pronunciation / Transliteration: chayongeo

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Loanword/ˈloʊn.wɜːrd/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #8500 frequency
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"한국어에는 영어에서 온 차용어가 많이 있습니다."

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1 sense
As noun
  1. 1

    A word adopted from a foreign language with little or no modification.

    "The word 'safari' is a loanword from Swahili."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from a literal translation of German Lehnwort, composed of 'lehne' (to lend) and 'wort' (word), entering English lexicography in the late 19th century. It describes the linguistic process whereby a language adopts a vocabulary item directly from another language without translation.

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