Etymology

k-

Today it means: Korean; used to form nouns relating to the (popular) culture of South Korea. Full definition →

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k- · prefix1

Uncertain. Perhaps from OK, in phrases like OK, cool; perhaps from the K prefix for kilo-, as in kilobyte.

K- · prefix2

Clipping of Korean.

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