Etymology

dongsaeng

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Today it means: A younger sibling (in the context of Korea). Full definition →

Korean 동생
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The story

  1. Korean · borrowed from동생“younger sibling”
  2. English todaydongsaeng

Borrowed from Korean 동생 (dongsaeng, “younger sibling”).

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