Etymology

Musu Point

Today it means: A cape in Hwadae, North Hamgyong Province, North Korea, forming the northern end of the East Korea Bay. Full definition →

Korean 무수
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  1. Korean · derived from무수
  2. English todayMusu Point

Partial calque of Korean 무수단(舞水端) (Musudan), from the Revised Romanization of Korean 무수 (musu) and 단 (dan), from Sino-Korean 舞水端, from 舞 (“dancing”), 水 (“water or waters”), and 端 (“end; cape”).

Words from the same roots

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Musu Dan

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.