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Foundational Korean: Grammar Basics Course Glossary

Sino Korean Words

(Last edited: Friday, 8 July 2022, 11:05 AM)
Sino Korean Words

Definition

Sino Korean words are the words in Korean that actually come from Chinese. This makes up a disproportionate amount of the vocabulary (some 70%). This is not uncommon as English has about 70% of its lexicon originating from French, Latin, and Greek.

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