Etymology

Sunhung

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Today it means: A township administered as part of the municipality of Yeongju in North Gyeongsang, South Korea, (historical) formerly the seat of a district of Joseon Korea. Full definition →

Korean 순흥(順興)
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  1. Korean · borrowed from순흥(順興)
  2. English todaySunhung

An improper simplification of the McCune-Reischauer romanization Sunhŭng of Korean 순흥(順興) (Sunheung), literally meaning "Following", "Obeying", or "Adhering to Prosperity" or "Success" but also used as a Sino-Korean transcription of a local clan name.

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