Etymology

Hunmin Jeongeum

Today it means: The phonetic script in which Korean is written, now usually called hangul. Full definition →

Korean 훈민정음(訓民正音)
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  1. Korean · borrowed from훈민정음(訓民正音)
  2. English todayHunmin Jeongeum

Borrowed from Korean 훈민정음(訓民正音) (Hunminjeong'eum), literally "correct sounds to educate the people".

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