-류

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See also: 류

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 類 (“category, class”).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?ryu
Revised Romanization (translit.)?lyu
McCune–Reischauer?ryu
Yale Romanization?lyu

Suffix

류 • (-ryu) (hanja 類)

  1. class, category, type, kind
    Synonym: 부류(部類) (buryu)
    ‎감귤(柑橘) (gamgyul, “citrus”) + ‎류 (-ryu) → ‎감귤류(柑橘類) (gamgyullyu, “citrus fruits”)
    ‎금속(金屬) (geumsok, “metal”) + ‎류 (-ryu) → ‎금속류(金屬類) (geumsongnyu, “metallic objects”)
Derived terms
Korean terms suffixed with -류 (類)

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 流 (“flow; faction, school”).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?ryu
Revised Romanization (translit.)?lyu
McCune–Reischauer?ryu
Yale Romanization?lyu

Suffix

류 • (-ryu) (hanja 流)

  1. faction, camp, school, style (of a person or group)
    ‎서양(西洋) (seoyang, “the West”) + ‎류 (-ryu) → ‎서양류(西洋流) (seoyangnyu, “Western style”)
  2. (technical) flow, current
    ‎전자(電子) (jeonja, “electron”) + ‎류 (-ryu) → ‎전자류(電子流) (jeonjaryu, “electron current”)
Derived terms
Category Korean terms suffixed with -류 (流) not found

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 瘤 (“tumor”).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?ryu
Revised Romanization (translit.)?lyu
McCune–Reischauer?ryu
Yale Romanization?lyu

Suffix

류 • (-ryu) (hanja 瘤)

  1. (medicine, pathology) aneurysm, varix; outpouching in the circulatory system
    ‎정맥(靜脈) (jeongmaek, “vein”) + ‎류 (-ryu) → ‎정맥류(靜脈瘤) (jeongmaengnyu, “venous varix”)
Derived terms
Category Korean terms suffixed with -류 (瘤) not found
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