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Korean
Etymology
Sino-Korean word from 依存, from 依 (“rely on”) + 存 (“exist”)
Pronunciation
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| Revised Romanization? | uijon |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | uijon |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | ŭijon |
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| Yale Romanization? | uycon |
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Noun
의존 • (uijon) (hanja 依存)
- dependence
- (grammar, of a noun) dependence on a modifier
의존명사(依存名詞)- uijonmyeongsa
- a dependent noun; a noun that cannot appear alone, but requires a preceding determiner, verb, or adjective
Derived terms