"K-" meaning in English

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Prefix

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)

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        },
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