Etymology

minjung

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Today it means: In South Korea, peasants or working-class people. Full definition →

Korean 민중(民衆)
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  1. Korean · borrowed from민중(民衆)
  2. English todayminjung

From Korean 민중(民衆) (minjung), from Middle Chinese 民眾 (MC mjin tsyuwngH, “common people, the masses”). Compare Mandarin 民眾 /民众 (mínzhòng).

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