🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

폭우

Pronunciation / Transliteration: pog-u

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Downpour/ˈdaʊn.pɔːr/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #4500 frequency
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"갑작스러운 폭우로 인해 교통이 마비되었습니다."

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1 sense
As noun
  1. 1

    A heavy and sudden fall of rain.

    "We got caught in the sudden downpour without any umbrellas."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the combination of the adverb 'down' (Old English 'dūne') and the verb 'pour' (Middle English 'pouren', of uncertain origin). The term emerged in the late 16th century to describe a heavy and sudden fall of rain.

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