양

양— (canonical)
yang- (romanization)
洋 (hanja)

Sino-Korean word from 洋 (“ocean; Western (because Westerners came by sea)”).

ko-etym-sino

양의학 ― yang'uihak ― Western medicine

양놈

양파


가

가— (canonical)
ga- (romanization)
假 (hanja)

the hanja entry at 假 for Sino-Korean compounds of 가


말

First attested in the Jīlín lèishì (鷄林類事 / 계림유사), 1103, as Late Old Korean 末, from Old Korean 馬 (*MAL).
In the hangul script, first attested in the Yongbi eocheon'ga (龍飛御天歌 / 용비어천가), 1447, as Middle Korean ᄆᆞᆯ (Yale: mòl).
Similar words are found across Eurasia. Compare Manchu ᠮᠣᡵᡳᠨ (morin, “horse”), Mongolian морь (morʹ, “horse”), Nivkh мурӈ (murŋ, “horse”), Old Chinese 馬 (*mraːʔ, “horse”), Japanese 馬(うま) (uma, “horse”), and Proto-Indo-European *márkos (“horse”); see the last link for more.
For the prefix, compare Chinese 馬／马 (mǎ, “horse; big, great”), from which it is perhaps calqued.

ko-etym-native

말벌

말개미

말잠자리


막

Contraction of 마구 (magu). See there for more.


여

여— (canonical)
yeo- (romanization)
女 (hanja)

Coordinate term: 남(男) (nam, “man; male”)

여동생

여왕

(before nouns referring to people) woman, female

the hanja entry at 女 for Sino-Korean compounds of 여


날

First attested in the Neung'eomgyeong eonhae (楞嚴經諺解 / 능엄경언해), 1461, as Middle Korean ᄂᆞᆯ (Yale: nòl). Possibly related to Japanese 生 (nama, “raw”), 菜 (na, “greens as a food; side dish”) and 生る (naru, “to bear fruit”).


제

제— (canonical)
je- (romanization)
第 (hanja)

제 1과

the hanja entry at 第 for Sino-Korean compounds of 제


제

제— (canonical)
je- (romanization)
諸 (hanja)

유럽의 제언어

the hanja entry at 諸 for Sino-Korean compounds of 제


요

요— (canonical)
yo- (romanization)
要 (hanja)

요보호아동
yobohoadong
at-risk children
(literally, “children in need of protection”)


간

간— (canonical)
gan- (romanization)
奸 (hanja)


수

First attested in the Bullyu dugongbu si eonhae (分類杜工部詩諺解 / 분류두공부시언해), 1481, as Middle Korean 숳〮 (Yale: swúh).

(of objects that fit together) protruding


신

신— (canonical)
sin- (romanization)
新 (hanja)

신(新) (sin) + 기록(記錄) (girok, “record”) → 신기록(新記錄) (sin'girok, “new record”)

the hanja entry at 新 for Sino-Korean compounds of 신


주

주— (canonical)
ju- (romanization)
駐 (hanja)

주(駐) (ju) + 한(韓) (Han, “Korea”) → 주한(駐韓) (juhan, “resident/stationed in Korea”)

the hanja entry at 駐 for Sino-Korean compounds of 주


범

범— (canonical)
beom- (romanization)
汎 (hanja)

the hanja entry at 汎 for Sino-Korean compounds of 범


돌

First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 돓〯 (Yale: twǒlh). In turn, from an earlier *tworVk on the basis that an placename element 石 alternates with 珍惡 (MC trin 'ak; OC *trə[n] ʔˤak) in the Samguk Sagi. The final velar plosive is also preserved in some Korean dialects .

(of an animal or plant) wild, uncultivated, bad in quality

(of a person) incompetent, dysfunctional


비

비— (canonical)
bi- (romanization)
非 (hanja)

비공식 (非公式)

비공개 (非公開)

the hanja entry at 非 for Sino-Korean compounds of 비


무

무— (canonical)
mu- (romanization)
無 (hanja)

Sino-Korean word from 無 (“nothing, not being”), from the Middle Korean reading 무 (Yale: mwù).

ko-etym-sino

무(無) (mu) + 공해(公害) (gonghae, “pollution”) → 무공해(無公害) (mugonghae, “non-polluting”)

무(無) (mu) + 소음(騷音) (so'eum, “noise”) → 무소음(無騷音) (muso'eum, “noiseless”)

무(無) (mu) + 매너 (maeneo, “manners”) → 무(無)매너 (mumaeneo, “no manners, rude”)

non-, un-, a-; a prefix marking an absence of something

무(無)하다

to be nonexistent; archaic except in Buddhism

the hanja entry at 無 for Sino-Korean compounds of 무

the Korean adjective expressing nonexistence


개

First attested in the Jīlín lèishì (鷄林類事 / 계림유사), 1103, as Late Old Korean 家稀.
From Old Korean 犬伊 (*KAhi).
In the hangul script, first attested in the Worin cheon'gangjigok (月印千江之曲 / 월인천강지곡), 1449, as Middle Korean 가히〮 (Yale: kàhí), and subsequently recorded as 개〯 (Yale: kǎy) in the 16th century, after the h had dropped.
The prefix derives from the noun. Compare English bitch.

ko-etym-native

진짜 개좋다.

진짜 개쩐다!

개웃기네

(vulgar, slang) fucking (as an intensifier)


저

저— (canonical)
jeo- (romanization)
低 (hanja)

저(低) (jeo-) + 소득(所得) (sodeuk, “income”) → 저소득(低所得) (jeosodeuk, “low-income”)

the hanja entry at 低 for Sino-Korean compounds of 저


장

장— (canonical)
jang- (romanization)
長 (hanja)

the hanja entry at 長 for Sino-Korean compounds of 장

장거리 (長距離)

장기간 (長期間)


다

다— (canonical)
da- (romanization)
多 (hanja)

다목적 (多目的)

다용도 (多用途)

the hanja entry at 多 for Sino-Korean compounds of 다


유

유— (canonical)
yu- (romanization)
有 (hanja)

Sino-Korean word from 有, from the Middle Korean reading 유 (Yale: yu).

유의미 (有意味)

유자격 (有資格)

there is..., having...; a prefix indicating the existence of something

the hanja entry at 有 for Sino-Korean compounds of 유


암

Of native Korean origin. From Middle Korean 아ᇡ (Yale: amh). The final h leaves traces in fossilized compounds, changing following consonants into aspirated consonants, when possible, such as 암컷 (amkeot), 암캐 (amkae) or 암탉 (amtak).


대

대— (canonical)
dae- (romanization)
大 (hanja)

Sino-Korean word from 大 (“big, great”), from the Middle Korean reading 대 (Yale: tay).


대

대— (canonical)
dae- (romanization)
代 (hanja)

Sino-Korean word from 代 (“to replace; generation”), from the Middle Korean reading ᄃᆡ〯 (Yale: tǒy).

ko-etym-sino

대 (dae) + 딸 (ttal, “jerking off, masturbation”) → 대딸 (daettal, “handjob”)


대

대— (canonical)
dae- (romanization)
對 (hanja)

Sino-Korean word from 對, from the Middle Korean reading ᄃᆡ〯 (Yale: tǒy).

the hanja entry at 對 for Sino-Korean compounds of 대

대국민 사과

미국의 대이란 정책

중국의 대미 전략


내

내— (canonical)
nae- (romanization)
內 (hanja)

내(內) (nae-) + 출혈(出血) (chulhyeol, “bleeding”) → 내출혈(內出血) (naechulhyeol, “internal bleeding”)


불

First attested in the Jīlín lèishì (鷄林類事 / 계림유사), 1103, as Late Old Korean 孛.
Possibly cognate with Old Japanese 火 (pi₂) (< Proto-Japonic *poy), as well as compounding form 火 (po) and eastern Old Japanese 火 (pu). Compare Middle Korean 븕다〮 (Yale: pùlk-tá, “to be red”, whence modern 붉다 (bukda)), which is believed to be derived from the word at some earlier stage of the language (Lee and Ramsey 2011, p. 180).
In the hangul script, first attested in the Yongbi eocheon'ga (龍飛御天歌 / 용비어천가), 1447, as Middle Korean 블〮 (Yale: púl).

okm-l

whence modern <i class="Kore mention" lang="ko">붉다</i> (bukda)


불

불— (canonical)
bul- (romanization)
不 (hanja)

불(不) (bul) + 가능(可能) (ganeung, “possibility”) → 불가능(不可能) (bulganeung, “impossibility”)

the hanja entry at 不 for Sino-Korean compounds of 불


해

First attested in the Jīlín lèishì (鷄林類事 / 계림유사), 1103, as Late Old Korean 契 (Yale: hóy).
In the hangul script, first attested in the Yongbi eocheon'ga (龍飛御天歌 / 용비어천가), 1447, as Middle Korean ᄒᆡ〮 (Yale: hóy).


남

남— (canonical)
nam- (romanization)
男 (hanja)

Sino-Korean word from 男 (“man”), from the Middle Korean reading 남 (Yale: nàm).

Coordinate term: 여(女) (yeo-, “woman; female”)

남고딩

(before nouns referring to people) man, male


빗

First attested in the Bullyu dugongbu si eonhae (分類杜工部詩諺解 / 분류두공부시언해), 1481, as Middle Korean 빗 (Yale: pis).

빗대다.

a prefix that adds the meaning of slope (in front of some verbs).

빗나가다.

a prefix that adds the meaning of wrong to some verbs.

빗금

a prefix that adds the meaning of slope ( in front of some nouns).


물

First attested in the Hunminjeong'eum haerye (訓民正音解例 / 훈민정음해례), 1446, as Middle Korean 믈〮 (Yale: múl), from Old Korean 勿 (*mul), an element that apparently means “water” in ancient first-millennium place names in southern Korea. Ancient northern Korean toponyms tend to use Goguryeo 買 (*me) for “water”, which now only survives in certain words such as 미나리 (minari).
Possible cognate with Proto-Tungusic *mū, Jurchen 木克 (mu-ke /muke/), Manchu ᠮᡠᡴᡝ (muke), Mongolian мөрөн (mörön, “river”), Japanese 水 (mizu, “water”).


노

노— (canonical)
no- (romanization)
老 (hanja)

노(老) (no-) + 부모(父母) (bumo, “parents”) → 노부모(老父母) (nobumo, “one's old parents”)

the hanja entry at 老 for Sino-Korean compounds of 노


고

고— (canonical)
go- (romanization)
高 (hanja)

고(高) (go) + 퀄 (kwol, from English quality) → 고퀄 (gokwol, “high-quality”)

고(高) (go) + 혈압(血壓) (hyeorap, “blood pressure”) → 고혈압(高血壓) (gohyeorap, “elevated blood pressure”)


고

고— (canonical)
go- (romanization)
古 (hanja)

Sino-Korean word from 古 (“old, ancient”).

ko-etym-sino

the hanja entry at 故 for Sino-Korean compounds of 고

고(古) (go) + 서적(書籍) (seojeok, “books and documents”) → 고서적(古書籍) (goseojeok, “premodern books and documents”)


웃-

Of native Korean origin. From 우 (u) + ㅅ (-s-).

웃목

the corner of a heated floor that is farther from the fireplace

(adjectival, adverbial) upper, up-, super-


메

Delabialized from 뫼 (moe, “mountain”). See there for more.


왜

왜— (canonical)
wae- (romanization)
倭 (hanja)

왜간장

brewed soy sauce (literally, “Japanese soy sauce”)

왜된장

miso (literally, “Japanese fermented soybean paste”)


재

재— (canonical)
jae- (romanization)
再 (hanja)

Korean reading of various Chinese characters.


건

건— (canonical)
geon- (romanization)
乾 (hanja)

건포도(乾葡萄)


참

First attested in the Seokbong cheonjamun (石峰千字文 / 석봉천자문), 1583, as Middle Korean ᄎᆞᆷ (Yale: chom). From Old Korean 眞音 (*CHOm).

ko-etym-native

(Non-productive) Used in words referring to plants or animals that are thought to be a generic or prototypical example, such as 참새 (cham-sae, “sparrow”) (literally "true bird") or 참나무 (cham-namu, “oak tree”) (literally "true tree").


들

First attested in the Yongbi eocheon'ga (龍飛御天歌 / 용비어천가), 1447, as Middle Korean 드릏〮 (Yale: tùlúh), and subsequently as 듫〯 (Yale: tǔlh), the contracted form.


반

반— (canonical)
ban- (romanization)
半 (hanja)

Sino-Korean word from 半, from the Middle Korean reading 반〯 (Yale: pǎn).

반자동(半自動) (banjadong, “semiautomatic”)

반세기(半世紀) (bansegi, “half-century”)

the hanja entry at 半 for Sino-Korean compounds of 반


반

반— (canonical)
ban- (romanization)
反 (hanja)

the hanja entry at 反 for Sino-Korean compounds of 반

반비례(反比例) (banbirye, “inverse proportion”)

반정부(反政府) (banjeongbu, “antigovernment”)


복

복— (canonical)
bok- (romanization)
複 (hanja)

Sino-Korean word from 複, from the Middle Korean reading 복〮 (Yale: pwók).

복수 (複數)
plural number

복굴절 (複屈折)

복모음 (複母音)
diphthong

복소수 (複素數)

the hanja entry at 複 for Sino-Korean compounds of 복


피

피— (canonical)
pi- (romanization)
被 (hanja)

피실험자 (被實驗者)

피지배국 (被支配國)

-ed, -ee (marks the passive recipient of an action)

the hanja entry at 被 for Sino-Korean compounds of 피


부

부— (canonical)
bu- (romanization)
不 (hanja)


독

독— (canonical)
dok- (romanization)
獨 (hanja)

독(獨) (dok) + 무대(舞臺) (mudae, “stage”) → 독무대(獨舞臺) (dongmudae, “having the stage to oneself”)

the hanja entry at 獨 for Sino-Korean compounds of 독


보리

First attested in the Gugeupganibang eonhae (救急簡易方諺解 / 구급간이방언해), 1489, as Middle Korean 보리 (Yale: pwòlì). Cho Hang-bum believes that the prefix is from a reference to barley as an inferior or an "approximate" rice.

(archaic) an imperfect attempt at (something)

보리동갑


로

로— (canonical)
ro- (romanization)
老 (hanja)

North Korea standard form of 노(老) (no-, “old; aged”).


윗-

Of native Korean origin. From 위 (wi, “up”) + ㅅ (-s-, genitive suffix).


급

급— (canonical)
geup- (romanization)
急 (hanja)

the hanja entry at 急 for Sino-Korean compounds of 급


중

중— (canonical)
jung- (romanization)
重 (hanja)

the hanja entry at 重 for Sino-Korean compounds of 중

중(重) (jung) + 공업(工業) (gong'eop, “industry”) → 중공업(重工業) (junggong'eop, “heavy industry”)

중(重) (jung) + 환자(患者) (hwanja, “patient”) → 중환자(重患者) (junghwanja, “critical patient”)


명

명— (canonical)
myeong- (romanization)
名 (hanja)

Sino-Korean word from 名, from the Middle Korean reading 며ᇰ (Yale: myèng).

명배우 (名俳優)

명탐정 (名探偵)

the hanja entry at 名 for Sino-Korean compounds of 명


야

야— (canonical)
ya- (romanization)
冶 (hanja)

Sino-Korean word from 冶 (“(of a woman's look) seductive”).

ko-etym-sino

야 (ya) + 짤 (jjal, “(Internet slang) pic, photo”) → 야짤 (yajjal, “porn photo”)

야 (ya) + 겜 (gem, “(Internet slang) video game”) → 야겜 (yagem, “porn game”)

the hanja entry at 冶 for Sino-Korean compounds of 야


D-

D‐ (canonical)
di maineoseu (romanization)

오늘은 여행 D‐2야.
Oneur-eun yeohaeng dimaineoseu‐i-ya.
It is 2 days before the trip today.


온

Contracted from Middle Korean 오ᄋᆞᆫ〮 (Yale: wòón), 오온〮 (Yale: wòwón), from unattested *오ᄫᆞᆫ〮 (Yale: *wòWón), from pre-Middle Korean . Compare Yukjin Korean 오분 (obun, “whole, entire”), preserving the lost */p/.
Originally equivalent to the adnominal form of 오ᄋᆞᆯ〮다〮 (Yale: wòól-tá, “to become whole”), from pre-Middle Korean wòpól-, but the verb is obsolete in modern Korean and the etymology is not transparent.


둘-

Probably the yin-vowel form of 돌 (dol-, “stony, sterile”).


맨

First attested in the Beonyeok nogeoldae (飜譯老乞大 / 번역노걸대), 1517, as Middle Korean ᄆᆡᆫ (Yale: mòyn). Most likely a yang-vowel ablaut variant of 믠 (Yale: mùyn), whence modern 민 (min-, “bare; naked; unadorned”). See there for more.

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겹

First attested in the Worin seokbo (月印釋譜 / 월인석보), 1459, as Middle Korean ᄀᆞᆲ (Yale: kolp).

ko-etym-native

쌓이다 (ssaida, “to pile up”) → 겹쌓이다 (gyeopssaida, “to pile up repeatedly”)

저고리 (jeogori, “jeogori”) → 겹저고리 (gyeopjeogori, “double jeogori”)

a prefix that adds a meaning of overlapping or repetition


탈

탈— (canonical)
tal- (romanization)
脫 (hanja)

탈(脫) (tal) + 원전(原電) (wonjeon, “nuclear power plant”) → 탈원전(脫原電) (tarwonjeon, “phasing out nuclear power plants”)

the hanja entry at 脫 for Sino-Korean compounds of 탈


쇠-

쇠 (soe-, “of a cow”) + 고기 (gogi, “meat”) → 쇠고기 (soegogi, “beef”, literally “meat of a cow”)


쇠-

From Middle Korean 쇠〮 (swóy).
First attested in the Gugeupganibang eonhae (救急簡易方諺解 / 구급간이방언해), 1489, as Middle Korean 쇠〮비름〮 (Yale: swóypìlúm), from 쇠〮 (swóy-, “small”) + 비름〮 (pìlúm, “amaranth”).


항

항— (canonical)
hang- (romanization)
抗 (hanja)

항균 (抗菌)

항암 (抗癌)

the hanja entry at 抗 for Sino-Korean compounds of 항


민

From Middle Korean 믠 (Yale: mùy-n), the past adnominal form of 믜다〮 (Yale: mùy-tá, “(of hair) to fall off, etc.”). 맨 (maen) is originally an ablaut variant.

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具(구)本(본)寬(관)

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몰

몰— (canonical)
mol- (romanization)
沒 (hanja)

몰(沒) (mol, “lacking”) + 상식(常識) (sangsik, “common sense”) → 몰상식(沒常識) (molsangsik, “lack of common sense”)

the hanja entry at 沒 for Sino-Korean compounds of 몰


K-

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.

(sarcastic, neologism, Internet slang) Used ironically to refer to something undesirable about South Korea. [since 2020]


덧-

Compare the adverbs 더 (deo, “more”), 다 (da, “all”).

in addition, repeated, double, re-, overlapping


헛-

Equivalent to 허(虛) (heo, “emptiness”) + ㅅ (-s-, compound infix).


친

친— (canonical)
chin- (romanization)
親 (hanja)

the hanja entry at 親 for Sino-Korean compounds of 친

친부모 (親父母)

친삼촌 (親三寸)

친미 (親美)


새-

Believed to be from the Middle Korean verb ᄉᆡ다〮 (Yale: sòy-tá, “to be sour”), which was already sometimes used for intensifying effect in the fifteenth century. Hence related to 시다 (sida, “to be sour”).

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새 (sae-, “deep”) + 까맣다 (kkamata, “black”) → 새까맣다 (saekkamata, “pitch-black”)

(of colors) deep, strong, vivid (used before adjectives beginning with an obstruent followed by a yang-vowel)

샛 — before sonorants followed by a yang-vowel

시 — before obstruents followed by a yin-vowel

싯 — before sonorants followed by a yin-vowel


슴

Short for 가슴 (gaseum, “breast, boobs”). Originated from the Internet to bypass keyword filtering and/or type in quickly. Or possibly derived from 슴가 (seumga, “boobs”)

(Internet slang, vulgar) A prefix attached to some nouns to make additional semantic relation with woman's breast. Chiefly used in sexual contexts.


엿-

Compare the obsolete verb 엿〯— (Yale: yěs-).

Attached to some verbs to convey the meaning of “secretly; stealthily; in secret”.


얼-

Attached to some nouns to mean “slight, approximate, incomplete, insufficient”.

Attached to verbs and the noun form of some verbs to mean “slightly, incomplete, indistinctly”.


찰-

The sense of "sticky" could be an extension of the meaning of the future determiner form of 차다 (chada, “to attach, to put on”).

Attached to certain nouns to denote “sticky”, “glutinous”, “gluey”, etc.

Attached to certain nouns to denote “extreme”, “severe”, “excessive”, etc.


막-

See the entry at 막 (mak, “rough, careless, of low quality”).


짓-

Prefix attached to verbs, denoting "carelessly, recklessly"

Prefix attached to nouns, denoting "extreme, excessive"


까막

From 까맣다 (kkamata, “pitch black”) + 악 (-ak, “diminutive ending”).


홀-

First attested in the Bullyu dugongbu si eonhae (分類杜工部詩諺解 / 분류두공부시언해), 1481, as Middle Korean ᄒᆞ올 (Yale: howol), from unattested earlier *ᄒᆞᄫᆞᆯ (Yale: *howol), preserved in ᄒᆞᄫᆞᅀᅡ (Yale: hoWoza, “by oneself; alone”).
In Middle Korean, this was a noun meaning "being alone; being single"; the noun use survives in fossilized form in 홀로 (hollo, “alone; by oneself”), which incorporates the noun particle 로 (-ro, “by, with”), but is otherwise obsolete.


늦-

Of native Korean origin. Prefix form of 늦다 (neutda, “late”).

늦가을


핫-

핫아비

핫어미


말-

See the entry at 말 (mal-, “great-, big-”)


메타

메타버스 ― metabeoseu ― metaverse


미니

미니버스 ― minibeoseu ― minibus

미니스커트 미니스커트#Korean

Short for 미니스커트 (miniseukeoteu, “miniskirt”).


겉-

From 겉 (geot, “surface, outside; appearance, exposure”).

겉가량

겉잡다

(with a noun or verb implying quantity or degree) rough(ly), approximate(ly)

겉대답

겉핥다

to skim the surface (literally, “to lick superficially”)

겉약다

(with a noun, verb or adjective) Indicating a certain appearance despite underlying reality: superficial(ly); facade

겉놀다

to play separately (without fitting well with others)

(with a verb) separately, without mixing

겉밤

겉절이

freshly eaten pickled vegetables (without fermentation)

unpeeled, unhulled; without further preparation (of grains or fruit)


대-

대 (canonical)
dae- (romanization)
大 (hanja)

From 대(大) (dae, “large size; important thing”).

대 (dae-) + 가족(家族) (gajok, “family”) → 대가족(大家族) (daegajok, “extended family”)

대 (dae-) + 성공(成功) (seonggong, “success”) → 대성공(大成功) (daeseonggong, “great success”)


대-

대 (canonical)
dae- (romanization)
對 (hanja)

대 (dae-) + 북한(北韓) (bukhan, “North Korea”) → 대북한(對北韓) (daebukhan, “toward/against North Korea”)


통-

통 (tong-) + 닭 (dak, “chicken”) → 통닭 (tongdak, “whole chicken”)

통 (tong-) + 밀다 (milda, “to support”) → 통밀다 (tongmilda, “to treat equally”)

(before a noun or verb) wholly, averagely


한-

First attested in the Yongbi eocheon'ga (龍飛御天歌 / 용비어천가), 1447, as Middle Korean 하 + ㄴ (Yale: ha- + -n).

ko-nat

한 (han-) + 길 (gil, “road, street”) → 한길 (han'gil, “main road”)

한 (han-) + 걱정 (geokjeong, “worry, concern”) → 한걱정 (han'geokjeong, “great worry”)

한 (han-) + 복판 (bokpan, “the middle”) → 한복판 (hanbokpan, “the very middle”)

한 (han-) + 여름 (yeoreum, “summer”) → 한여름 (hanyeoreum, “midsummer”)

(for nouns) correct, accurate; full-blown, in full swing, peak, mid-


한-

한 (han-) + 눈 (nun, “eye; vision, sight”) → 한눈 (hannun, “eyes wandering away”)

한 (han-) + 저녁 (jeonyeok, “dinner”) → 한저녁 (hanjeonyeok, “supper after dinner time”)

(for nouns) outside of meals, out of mealtime


신-

신 (canonical)
sin- (romanization)
新 (hanja)

신 (sin-) + 기록(記錄) (girok, “record”) → 신기록(新記錄) (sin'girok, “new record”)


스피드

스피드— (canonical)
seupideu- (romanization)

계란 세 개 스피드 먹방

(neologism, colloquial, slang) fast, quick, taking less time


습식-

Sino-Korean word from 濕 (“wet”) + 式 (“method”).