"Korean Wave" meaning in All languages combined

See Korean Wave on Wiktionary

Proper name [English]

Forms: the Korean Wave [canonical]
Etymology: Calque of Korean 한류(韓流) (hallyu, “Korean current”), from Korean + wave. Etymology templates: {{cal|en|ko|한류(韓流)|t=Korean current}} Calque of Korean 한류(韓流) (hallyu, “Korean current”), {{com|en|Korean|wave}} Korean + wave Head templates: {{en-proper noun|def=1|head=Korean Wave}} the Korean Wave
  1. The rise in popularity of South Korean popular culture in other countries since the 1990s. Categories (place): South Korea Synonyms: Korean wave, Hallyu, K-wave Translations (popularity of South Korean culture elsewhere): 韓流 [Hokkien] (Chinese), 韩流 (hân-lâu) [Hokkien] (Chinese), 韓流 (Chinese Cantonese), 韩流 (hon⁴ lau⁴) (Chinese Cantonese), 韓流 (Chinese Mandarin), 韩流 (Hánliú) (Chinese Mandarin), korealainen aalto (Finnish), Hallyu [feminine] (French), vague coréenne [feminine] (French), Koreanische Welle [feminine] (German), onda coreana [feminine] (Italian), 韓流 (alt: かんりゅう, Kanryū, ハンりゅう, Hanryū) (Japanese), 한류 (hallyu) (alt: 韓流) (Korean), koreańska fala [feminine] (Polish), onda coreana [feminine] (Portuguese), коре́йская волна́ (koréjskaja volná) [feminine] (Russian), ха́ллю́ (xálljú) [feminine, neuter] (Russian), ola coreana [feminine] (Spanish), Hàn lưu (Vietnamese)

Alternative forms

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