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Sino-Korean

/ˈsaɪn.əʊ kəˈɹiːən/US/ˈsaɪ.noʊ kəˈɹi.ən/

Sino-Korean adjective: of or pertaining both to China and to Korea; being both Chinese and Korean.

Adjective

Sino-Korean (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining both to China and to Korea; being both Chinese and Korean.
    • the state of Sino-Korean relations
  2. (specifically) Etymologically borrowed or otherwise derived from an eighth-century dialect of Middle Chinese which greatly influenced the Korean language.
    • Until the fifteenth century, Koreans had a native word for the numeral "hundred", but it has since been replaced by a Sino-Korean word.

Noun

Sino-Korean (uncountable)

  1. The Korean vocabulary borrowed or otherwise derived from the said dialect.
  2. The distinctive Korean pronunciation of Chinese characters, which is an adaptation of the pronunciation of the said dialect into Korean phonology.

Sino-Korean meaning in Hindi, Tagalog and Vietnamese

Sino-Korean in Hindi

being both Chinese and Korean
चीनी-कोरियाई cīnī-koriyāī

Sino-Korean in Tagalog

being both Chinese and Korean
Sino-Koreano
the Chinese-derived elements in the Korean language
Sino-Koreano

Sino-Korean in Vietnamese

being both Chinese and Korean
Hán Triều, Hán Hàn
Etymologically from or influenced by Chinese
từ Hán Triều

Origin of Sino-Korean

From Sino- + Korean.

Questions about Sino-Korean

What does Sino-Korean mean?
Sino-Korean means of or pertaining both to China and to Korea; being both Chinese and Korean.
What is Sino-Korean in Hindi?
Sino-Korean in Hindi is चीनी-कोरियाई (cīnī-koriyāī). See Sino-Korean meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is Sino-Korean?
Sino-Korean can be an adjective or a noun.
How do you pronounce Sino-Korean?
Sino-Korean is pronounced /ˈsaɪn.əʊ kəˈɹiːən/ (UK).

Words near Sino-Korean in the dictionary

  1. sino-
  2. Sino-American
  3. sino-auricular
  4. Sino-Burmese
  5. Sino-Japanese
  6. Sino-Korean
  7. sino-nasal
  8. Sino-Soviet
  9. Sino-Tibetan
  10. Sino-Tibetanist
  11. Sino-Tibetanists

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