🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

반지

Pronunciation / Transliteration: banji

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Ring/rɪŋ/
nounverbCEFR B1 (Intermediate)Top #800 frequency
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"그는 그녀에게 반지를 선물했다."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A small circular band, typically of precious metal and often set with gems, worn on a finger as an ornament or a token of marriage, engagement, or authority.

    "He gave her a beautiful diamond ring on their anniversary."
  2. 2

    A enclosed area surrounded by ropes in which boxers, wrestlers, or circus performers perform.

    "The two heavyweights stepped into the ring for the championship fight."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'ring' comes from the Old English 'hring', which is of Germanic origin. It is related to the Dutch 'ring' and the German 'Ring', both meaning a circular band, and has evolved to encompass various meanings including sound and shape over centuries.

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