"K-" meaning in All languages combined

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Prefix [English]

Etymology: Clipping of Korean. Etymology templates: {{clipping|en|Korean}} Clipping of Korean Head templates: {{head|en|prefix|head=|sort=}} K-, {{en-prefix}} K-
  1. Korean; used to denote nouns relating to the (popular) culture of South Korea. Tags: morpheme Categories (place): South Korea Derived forms: K-beauty, K-drama, K-film, K-food, K-horror, K-pop, K-rock Coordinate_terms: C- [Chinese], J- [Japanese], T- [Thai], V- (english: Vietnamese)

Prefix [Korean]

IPA: [kʰe̞i] [SK-Standard, Seoul]
Etymology: From English K-. Etymology templates: {{bor|ko|en|K-}} English K- Head templates: {{head|ko|prefix|tr=kei}} K- • (kei)
  1. Used to refer South Korean things or culture that have become popular abroad, especially by government and media for promotional purposes. Usually attached to English loans. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-K--ko-prefix-cBpuO7b- Categories (other): Korean terms in nonstandard scripts, Korean terms written in foreign scripts Disambiguation of Korean terms in nonstandard scripts: 51 49 Disambiguation of Korean terms written in foreign scripts: 54 46
  2. (sarcastic, neologism, Internet slang) Used ironically to refer to something undesirable about South Korea. [since 2020] Tags: Internet, morpheme, neologism, sarcastic Categories (place): South Korea
    Sense id: en-K--ko-prefix-sTGIOZiP Disambiguation of South Korea: 10 90 Categories (other): Korean neologisms, Korean entries with incorrect language header, Korean terms in nonstandard scripts, Korean terms written in foreign scripts Disambiguation of Korean entries with incorrect language header: 37 63 Disambiguation of Korean terms in nonstandard scripts: 51 49 Disambiguation of Korean terms written in foreign scripts: 54 46

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