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Korean
Etymology
순(純) (sun, “pure”) + 우리말 (urimal, “the Korean language”).
Pronunciation
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| Revised Romanization? | sunurimal |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | sun'ulimal |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | sunurimal |
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| Yale Romanization? | swun.wulimal |
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Noun
순우리말 • (sunurimal)
- (colloquial) a Korean word of native origin
- Synonyms: (formal) 고유어(固有語) (goyueo), (colloquial) 한글 (han'geul)
- 이 단어는 순우리말로 뭐예요? ― I daneo-neun sunurimal-lo mwo-yeyo? ― What is this word in native Korean? (a word not of foreign origin).