"근원" meaning in Korean

See 근원 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [kɯnwʌ̹n] [SK-Standard, Seoul] Forms: geunwon [romanization], 根源 [hanja]
Etymology: Sino-Korean word from 根源, from the Middle Korean reading 근원 (Yale: kùnwèn). Etymology templates: {{etymid|ko|根源}}, {{ko-etym-sino|根源}} Sino-Korean word from 根源, {{inh|ko|okm|-}} Middle Korean, {{okm-l|근원|kùnwèn}} 근원 (Yale: kùnwèn) Head templates: {{ko-noun|hanja=根源}} 근원 • (geunwon) (hanja 根源)
  1. root, cause, source, origin
    Sense id: en-근원-ko-noun-NDpqcZGs Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Sino-Korean words Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 46 54 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 46 54 Disambiguation of Sino-Korean words: 45 55
  2. source (of a river)
    Sense id: en-근원-ko-noun-CkB7GWiE Categories (other): Korean entries with incorrect language header, Korean terms with redundant script codes, Korean terms with redundant transliterations, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Sino-Korean words Disambiguation of Korean entries with incorrect language header: 44 56 Disambiguation of Korean terms with redundant script codes: 44 56 Disambiguation of Korean terms with redundant transliterations: 45 55 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 46 54 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 46 54 Disambiguation of Sino-Korean words: 45 55

Inflected forms

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