Etymology

sudan

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Today it means: A traditional Korean punch, made from boiled rice flour cakes and honeyed water, often consumed on holidays. Full definition →

Korean 수단(水團)
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sudan · noun1

  1. Korean · borrowed from수단(水團)
  2. English todaysudan

Borrowed from Korean 수단(水團) (sudan).

Sudan · proper noun2

  1. Arabic · derived fromسُودَان“black people”
  2. English todaySudan

Derived from Arabic سُودَان (sūdān, “black people”), plural of أَسْوَد (ʔaswad).

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