🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

사랑

Pronunciation / Transliteration: sarang

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Love/lʌv/
nounverbCEFR A1 (Beginner)Top #10 frequency
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"사랑은 모든 것을 이겨낸다."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    An intense feeling of deep affection, attachment, and emotional devotion toward another person.

    "Their love for each other grew stronger with every passing year."
As verb
  1. 1

    To feel a deep romantic or sexual attachment to someone.

    "She knew she was starting to love him after months of deep conversations."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'love' originates from the Old English 'lufu', which is derived from the Proto-Germanic '*lubō', and can be traced back to the Proto-Indo-European root '*leubh-', meaning 'to care' or 'to desire'. Over centuries, its meaning has evolved to encompass a wide range of feelings, from deep affection to romantic attachment.

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