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🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

낚시

Pronunciation / Transliteration: naksi

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Fishing/ˈfɪʃ.ɪŋ/
nounverbCEFR A2 (Elementary)Top #2150 frequency
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"그는 주말에 낚시를 좋아합니다."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The activity of catching fish, either for food or as a sport.

    "He enjoys fishing on weekends at the lake."
  2. 2

    The industry or occupation of catching fish.

    "Fishing is a vital part of the local economy."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Old English word 'fiscian', meaning to catch fish, which stems from the Proto-Germanic '*fiskōną'. Over centuries, it evolved to describe both the commercial or recreational activity of catching aquatic creatures and metaphorical techniques of searching or probing for information.

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